Inducible AAV REP genes

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to host cells comprising a nucleic acid encoding Adeno-associated virus (AAV) Rep proteins Rep78 and Rep68, wherein the internal AAV promoter p19 has been inactivated by one or more mutations that maintain the functionality of said Rep78 and Rep68 proteins. The present invention further relates to respective nucleic acids and vectors comprising the same, as well as respective methods for the production of AAV.

The present invention relates to host cells comprising a nucleic acid encoding Adeno-associated virus (AAV) Rep proteins Rep78 and Rep68, wherein the internal AAV promoter p19 has been inactivated by one or more mutations that maintain the functionality of said Rep78 and Rep68 proteins. The present invention further relates to respective nucleic acids and vectors comprising the same, as well as respective methods for the production of AAV.

Recently there has been a rapid increase in the number of gene therapy trials and products based on Adeno-associated virus (AAV)-derived vectors. Advantages of AAV vectors in gene therapy are a good safety profile, the fact that such vectors are not pathogenic, i.e., are not associated with any disease, the stable expression of transgenes, and the possibility of transducing dividing as well as non-dividing cells.

The production of recombinant AAV inter alia requires the expression of AAV Rep and Cap proteins, usually encoded by the AAV genome, for production of recombinant virus supplied in trans. Further, helper genes must be used which can be derived from different helper viruses, the most common being helper virus genes taken from Adenovirus (AV), such as E1A, E1B, E2A, E4orf6, or VA RNA. Furthermore, a transfer vector containing the gene of interest (GOI) is needed.

Current production systems for AAV rely mostly on the following techniques which, however, have several drawbacks. Transient transfection of AAV rep genes, e.g. using a three-plasmid system comprising a transfer vector containing the gene of interest, a plasmid with adenoviral helper functions, and a plasmid supplying the capsid and replicase functions, lacks scalability, robustness, reproducibility, and entails high costs of GMP-grade DNA. Producer cell lines which are mostly based on HeLa cells still need infection with helper virus, thus requiring extensive purification and costly proof of the absence of helper viruses. Inducible expression of AAV rep genes by way of insertion of a stop cassette into the rep locus downstream of the p19 promoter requires the insertion of an artificial intron that contains a stop signal (e.g. SV40 Poly(A)) flanked by two IoxP sites. In addition, cells need the Cre recombinase that recognizes the IoxP sites and excises the stop cassette. This has either to be supplied inducibly or by a modified adenoviral vector, requiring the costly proof of the absence of helper virus. Further, Cre-mediated recombination often shows only a low efficiency.

Accordingly, current AAV production systems are limited with respect to scalability, robustness, reproducibility, ease of use and cost efficiency. Thus, a scalable system for the stable production of AAV vectors that does not require transient transfection or helper virus is highly desirable.

Accordingly, the technical problem underlying the present invention is to provide respective host cells, nucleic acids, vectors and methods constituting such a system.

The solution to the above technical problem is achieved by the embodiments characterized in the claims.

In particular, in a first aspect, the present invention relates to a host cell comprising a nucleic acid encoding Adeno-associated virus (AAV) Rep proteins Rep78 and Rep68, wherein the internal AAV promoter p19 has been inactivated by one or more mutations that maintain the functionality of said Rep78 and Rep68 proteins.

In this context, stable producer cell lines for the production of AAV are difficult to generate, as Rep proteins are toxic for cells. The expression of Rep proteins is regulated by E1A that is also necessary for AAV production. In cell lines such as CAP cells, HEK293 cells or Per.C6 cells, E1A is already constitutively expressed. In total, four Rep proteins exist: two long ones (Rep78, Rep68) which are expressed from the p5 promoter, and two short ones (Rep52, Rep40) which are expressed from the internal p19 promoter that is located within the coding region of the long Rep proteins (see FIG. 1 for a schematic overview).

The p5 promoter can be replaced by an inducible promoter but not the internal p19 promoter which is part of the Rep78 and Rep68 coding region. Thus, the generation of packaging/producer cell lines based on cells constitutively expressing E1A is impossible, since this would result in a constitutive expression of toxic levels of Rep52 and Rep40. Other cell lines not constitutively expressing EA1 need inducible E1A or E1A supply, e.g. by infection with Adenovirus, entailing the drawbacks indicated above.

This problem is advantageously solved by the present invention which is based on the inactivation of the internal AAV p19 promoter by mutations which prevent constitutive Rep52 and Rep40 expression while at the same time maintaining the functionality of said Rep78 and Rep68 proteins.

The terms “Adeno-associated virus” and “AAV” as used herein are not limited to particular AAV serotypes. In this context, it should be noted that AAV Rep proteins are highly conserved among the different AAV serotypes. In particular embodiments, the above terms refer to Adeno-associated virus serotype 2 (AAV2).

The term “maintain the functionality of said Rep78 and Rep68 proteins” as used herein refers to the fact that the mutations according to the present invention do not reduce the functional activity of said proteins, or reduce said activity at most by 30%, preferably at most 25%, at most 20%, at most 15%, at most 12.5%, at most 10%, at most 7.5%, at most 5%, at most 4%, at most 3%, at most 2%, or at most 1%.

In preferred embodiments, the one or more mutations according to the present invention are within at least one of the regulatory sites of the p19 promoter, preferably the SP1 −50 region (nucleotides 817 to 829), the TATA −20 region (nucleotides 843 to 849), or the TATA −35 region (nucleotides 830 to 835). Specifically, said one or more mutations can be within the SP1 −50 region, within the TATA −20 region, within the TATA −35 region, within both the SP1 −50 region and the TATA −20 region, within both the SP1 −50 regions and the TATA −35 region, within both the TATA −20 region and the TATA −35 region, or within all three regions, i.e., in the SP1 −50 region, the TATA −20 region, and the TATA −35 region. In particular, it has been shown in the present invention that even mutation of a single nucleotide within one of said regions advantageously leads to significant reduction of Rep52 and Rep40 expression.

In this context, all nucleotide positions as indicated herein refer to the AAV2 complete genome sequence available under GenBank accession number AF043303. The same applies to all amino acid positions. Further, Table 1 below shows an excerpt of the one-letter nucleotide nomenclature according to IUPAC.

TABLE 1 One-letter nucleotide nomenclature according to IUPAC. Letter Nucleotides W A; T S C; G M A; C K G; T R A; G Y C; T B C; G; T D A; G; T H A; C; T V A; C; G

In preferred embodiments, the one or more mutations according to the present invention which inactivate the internal p19 promoter are silent mutations, i.e., mutations that do not alter the encoded amino acid.

Preferably, said one or more mutations comprise at least one mutation, selected from the group consisting of mutations 731C>D, 732A>C, 734A>B, 737T>C, 746A>G, 749C>D, 752G>H, 758G>A, 761G>H, 764G>H, 818G>A, 824G>H, 830T>V, 833T>C, 845T>C, 846T>C, 848A>B or 848A>G, 849A>T, 850G>C, and 851C>D.

In cases where said one or more mutations are within the SP1 −50 region of the p19 promoter, said mutations comprise at least one mutation, selected from the group consisting of mutations 818G>A and 824G>H. In cases wherein said one or more mutations are within the TATA −20 region of the p19 promoter, said mutations comprise at least one mutation, selected from the group consisting of mutations 845T>C, 846T>C, 848A>B or 848A>G, and 849A>T. In cases wherein said one or more mutations are within the TATA −35 region of the p19 promoter, said mutations comprise at least one mutation, selected from the group consisting of mutations 830T>V, and 833T>C.

In preferred embodiments, said one or more mutations comprise 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, or all 20 of the above mutations. Accordingly, the host cells of the present invention can comprise a nucleic acid comprising any one, any two, and three, any four, any five, any six, any seven, any eight, any nine, any ten, any eleven, any twelve, any 13, any 14, any 15, any 16, any 17, any 18, any 19, or all 20 of the mutations 731C>D, 732A>C, 734A>B, 737T>C, 746A>G, 749C>D, 752G>H, 758G>A, 761G>H, 764G>H, 818G>A, 824G>H, 830T>V, 833T>C, 845T>C, 846T>C, 848A>B or 848A>G, 849A>T, 850G>C, and 851C>D.

The nucleic acid used in the present invention, encoding Adeno-associated virus (AAV) Rep proteins Rep78 and Rep68, wherein the internal AAV promoter p19 has been inactivated by silent mutations, is preferably a nucleic acid comprising at least one nucleotide sequence, selected from the group consisting of the nucleotide sequences according to SEQ ID NO: 1 to 8, 11 to 14, and 34 to 42. In particularly preferred embodiments, said nucleic acid comprises the nucleotide sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 1, 6, 8, 13, 14, 34 to 39, 41, and 42.

In this context, the term “internal promoter” as used herein indicates the fact that the AAV p19 promoter is located within the coding sequence of Rep78 and Rep68, and forms a part of said coding sequence. Further, the term “inactivated” with respect to the AAV p19 promoter indicates the fact that by way of introducing silent mutations into the AAV p19 promoter region, said promoter has abolished or at least strongly reduced (e.g. reduced by at least 50%, at least 75%, at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 95%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99%) promoter activity.

The nucleotide sequences according to SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 8, 11 to 14, and 34 to 42 represent the AAV p19 promoter region (nucleotides 651 to 1053 of the AAV2 genome), wherein the mutation patterns indicated in Table 2 below are present.

In preferred embodiments, the nucleic acid used in the present invention, encoding Adeno-associated virus (AAV) Rep proteins Rep78 and Rep68, wherein the internal AAV promoter p19 has been inactivated by silent mutations, is preferably a nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence, selected from the group consisting of the nucleotide sequences according to SEQ ID NOs: 15 to 22, 25 to 28, and 43 to 51. In particularly preferred embodiments, said nucleic acid comprises the nucleotide sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 15, 20, 22, 27, 28, 43 to 48, 50, and 51.

The nucleotide sequences according to SEQ ID NOs: 15 to 22, 25 to 28, and 43 to 51 represent the AAV coding region for the Rep proteins Rep78, Rep68, Rep52 and Rep40 (nucleotides 321 to 2252 of the AAV2 genome), wherein the p19 promoter region (nucleotides 651 to 1053 of the AAV2 genome) has been replaced by the mutated p19 promoter region containing the mutations indicated in Table 2 below.

TABLE 2 Preferred p19 promoter region mutation patterns. SEQ Mutation ID NO: pattern Mutations  1/15 mut19 731C > D; 732A > C; 734A > B; 737T > C; 746A > G; 749C > D; 752G > H; 758G > A; 761G > H; 764G > H; 818G > A; 824G > H; 830T > V; 833T > C; 845T > C; 848A > G; 849A > T; 850G > C; 851C > D  2/16 mut5 845T > C; 848A > G; 849A > T; 850G > C; 851C > D  3/17 mut1 848A > G  4/18 mut2 849A > T; 850G > C  5/19 mut1-2 845T > C  6/20 mut14 731C > D; 732A > C; 734A > B; 737T > C, 746A > G; 749C > D; 752G > H, 758G > A; 761G > H; 764G > H, 818G > A; 824G > H, 830T > V; 833T > C  7/21 mut10 731C > D; 732A > C; 734A > B; 737T > C, 746A > G; 749C > D; 752G > H; 758G > A; 761G > H; 764G > H  8/22 mut10-2 818G > A; 824G > H, 830T > V; 833T > C, 845T > C; 846T > C; 848A > B; 849A > T; 850G > C; 851C > D 11/25 mut2-3 846T > C; 848A > B 12/26 mut1-3 846T > C 13/27 mut5-2 845T > C, 846T > C; 848A > B, 849A > T, 850G > C 14/28 mut20 731C > D; 732A > C; 734A > B; 737T > C, 746A > G; 749C > D; 752G > H, 758G > A; 761G > H; 764G > H, 818G > A; 824G > H, 830T > V; 833T > C, 845T > C, 846T > C; 848A > B, 849A > T, 850G > C, 851C > D 34/43 L 818G > A; 824G > H (SP1 -50) 35/44 M 830T > V; 833T > C (TATA -20) 36/45 N 818G > A (SP1 -50 1) 37/46 O 824G > H (SP1 -50 2) 38/47 P 830T > V (TATA -20 1) 39/48 Q 833T > C (TATA -20 2) 40/49 R 818G > A; 824G > H; 830T > V; 833T > C (SP1 -50 & TATA -35) 41/50 S 818G > A; 824G > H; 845T > C, 846T > C; (SP1 -50 & 848A > B, 849A > T, 850G > C TATA -20) 42/51 T 830T > V; 833T > C; 845T > C, 846T > C; (TATA -20 & 848A > B, 849A > T, 850G > C TATA -35)

In other preferred embodiments, the one or more mutations according to the present invention which inactivate the internal p19 promoter are mutations that result in one or more conservative amino acid exchanges, i.e., amino acid exchanges that change an amino acid to a different amino acid with similar biochemical properties (e.g. regarding charge, hydrophobicity or size). Preferably, said one or more amino acid exchanges are amino acid exchanges occurring within the class of aliphatic amino acids (Gly, Ala, Val, Leu, lie), within the class of hydroxyl- or sulphur/selenium-containing amino acids (Ser, Cys, Sec, Thr, Met), within the class of basic amino acids (His, Lys, Arg), or within the class of acidic amino acids (Asp, Glu, Asn, GIn).

In particular embodiments, said one or more amino acid exchanges comprise the amino acid exchanges Leu176>Ala and/or Ala168>Gly.

In this respect, the nucleic acid used in the present invention, encoding Adeno-associated virus (AAV) Rep proteins Rep78 and Rep68, wherein the internal AAV promoter p19 has been inactivated by mutations resulting in conservative amino acid exchanges, is preferably a nucleic acid comprising at least one nucleotide sequence, selected from the group consisting of the nucleotide sequences according to SEQ ID NOs: 9 and 10.

In this context, the term “inactivated” with respect to the AAV p19 promoter indicates the fact that by way of introducing mutations resulting in conservative amino acid exchanges into the AAV p19 promoter region, said promoter has abolished or at least strongly reduced (e.g. reduced by at least 50%, at least 75%, at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 95%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99%) promoter activity.

The nucleotide sequences according to SEQ ID NOs: 9 and 10 represent the AAV p19 promoter region (nucleotides 651 to 1053 of the AAV2 genome), wherein the mutation patterns indicated in Table 3 below are present.

In preferred embodiments, the nucleic acid used in the present invention, encoding Adeno-associated virus (AAV) Rep proteins Rep78 and Rep68, wherein the internal AAV promoter p19 has been inactivated by mutations resulting in conservative amino acid exchanges, is a nucleic acid comprising at least one nucleotide sequence, selected from the group consisting of the nucleotide sequences according to SEQ ID NOs: 23 and 24.

The nucleotide sequences according to SEQ ID NOs: 23 and 24 represent the AAV coding region for the Rep proteins Rep78, Rep68, Rep52 and Rep40 (nucleotides 321 to 2252 of the AAV2 genome), wherein the p19 promoter region (nucleotides 651 to 1053 of the AAV2 genome) has been replaced by the mutated p19 promoter region containing the mutations indicated in Table 3 below.

TABLE 3 Preferred p19 promoter region mutation patterns. SEQ Mutation Resulting amino ID NO: pattern Mutations acid exchange  9/23 mut3 846T > G, 847T > C, 848A > B Leu176 > Ala 10/24 mut2-2 823C > G, 824G > H Ala168 > Gly

The nucleic acid comprised in the host cell of the present invention can further comprise at least one element, selected from the group consisting of inducible promoters, poly(A) regions, selection markers, IRES sequences and enhancing elements. Suitable inducible promoters are not particularly limited and are known in the art, e.g. Tet-inducible promoters such as the third generation TRE3G-promoter. Suitable poly(A) regions are not particularly limited and are known in the art, e.g. the SV40 poly(A) region. Suitable selection markers are not particularly limited and are known in the art, e.g. antibiotic resistance cassettes such as blasticidin or ampicillin resistance cassettes.

The present invention also relates to host cells comprising a nucleic acid having at least 70% sequence identity to a nucleic acid as defined above, provided that the specific mutations defined above are present. In this context, the term “provided that the specific mutations defined above are present” refers to the following situations (i) to (xxiii):

-   -   (i) in nucleotide sequences derived from the nucleotide         sequences according to SEQ ID NOs: 1 or 15, the mutations         731C>D; 732A>C; 734A>B; 737T>C; 746A>G; 749C>D; 752G>H; 758G>A;         761G>H; 764G>H; 818G>A; 824G>H; 830T>V; 833T>C; 845T>C; 848A>G;         849A>T; 850G>C; and 851C>D are present;     -   (ii) in nucleotide sequences derived from the nucleotide         sequences according to SEQ ID NOs: 2 or 16, the mutations         845T>C; 848A>G; 849A>T; 850G>C; and 851C>D are present;     -   (iii) in nucleotide sequences derived from the nucleotide         sequences according to SEQ ID NOs: 3 or 17, the mutation 848A>G         is present;     -   (iv) in nucleotide sequences derived from the nucleotide         sequences according to SEQ ID NOs: 4 or 18, the mutations         849A>T; and 850G>C are present;     -   (v) in nucleotide sequences derived from the nucleotide         sequences according to SEQ ID NOs: 5 or 19, the mutation 845T>C         is present;     -   (vi) in nucleotide sequences derived from the nucleotide         sequences according to SEQ ID NOs: 6 or 20, the mutations         731C>D; 732A>C; 734A>B; 737T>C, 746A>G; 749C>D; 752G>H, 758G>A;         761G>H; 764G>H, 818G>A; 824G>H, 830T>V; and 833T>C are present;     -   (vii) in nucleotide sequences derived from the nucleotide         sequences according to SEQ ID NOs: 7 or 21, the mutations         731C>D; 732A>C; 734A>B; 737T>C, 746A>G; 749C>D; 752G>H; 758G>A;         761G>H; and 764G>H are present;     -   (viii) in nucleotide sequences derived from the nucleotide         sequences according to SEQ ID NOs: 8 or 22, the mutations         818G>A; 824G>H, 830T>V; 833T>C, 845T>C; 846T>C; 848A>B; 849A>T;         850G>C; and 851C>D are present;     -   (ix) in nucleotide sequences derived from the nucleotide         sequences according to SEQ ID NOs: 9 or 23, the mutations         846T>G, 847T>C, and 848A>B are present;     -   (x) in nucleotide sequences derived from the nucleotide         sequences according to SEQ ID NOs: 10 or 24, the mutations         823C>G, and 824G>H are present;     -   (xi) in nucleotide sequences derived from the nucleotide         sequences according to SEQ ID NOs: 11 or 25, the mutations         846T>C; and 848A>B are present;     -   (xii) in nucleotide sequences derived from the nucleotide         sequences according to SEQ ID NOs: 12 or 26, the mutation 846T>C         is present;     -   (xiii) in nucleotide sequences derived from the nucleotide         sequences according to SEQ ID NOs: 13 or 27, the mutations         845T>C, 846T>C; 848A>B, 849A>T, and 850G>C are present;     -   (xiv) in nucleotide sequences derived from the nucleotide         sequences according to SEQ ID NOs: 14 or 28, the mutations         731C>D; 732A>C; 734A>B; 737T>C, 746A>G; 749C>D; 752G>H, 758G>A;         761G>H; 764G>H, 818G>A; 824G>H, 830T>V; 833T>C, 845T>C, 846T>C;         848A>B, 849A>T, 850G>C, and 851C>D are present;     -   (xv) in nucleotide sequences derived from the nucleotide         sequences according to SEQ ID NOs: 34 or 43, the mutations         818G>A and 824G>H are present;     -   (xvi) in nucleotide sequences derived from the nucleotide         sequences according to SEQ ID NOs: 35 or 44, the mutations         830T>V and 833T>C are present;     -   (xvii) in nucleotide sequences derived from the nucleotide         sequences according to SEQ ID NOs: 36 or 45, the mutation 818G>A         is present;     -   (xviii) in nucleotide sequences derived from the nucleotide         sequences according to SEQ ID NOs: 37 or 46, the mutation 824G>H         is present;     -   (xix) in nucleotide sequences derived from the nucleotide         sequences according to SEQ ID NOs: 38 or 47, the mutation 830T>V         is present;     -   (xx) in nucleotide sequences derived from the nucleotide         sequences according to SEQ ID NOs: 39 or 48, the mutation 833T>C         is present;     -   (xxi) in nucleotide sequences derived from the nucleotide         sequences according to SEQ ID NOs: 40 or 49, the mutations         818G>A; 824G>H; 830T>V; and 833T>C are present;     -   (xxii) in nucleotide sequences derived from the nucleotide         sequences according to SEQ ID NOs: 41 or 50, the mutations         818G>A; 824G>H; 845T>C, 846T>C; 848A>B, 849A>T, and 850G>C are         present; and     -   (xxiii) in nucleotide sequences derived from the nucleotide         sequences according to SEQ ID NOs: 42 or 51, the mutations         830T>V, 833T>C, 845T>C, 846T>C; 848A>B, 849A>T, and 850G>C are         present.

Preferably, said nucleic acids have at least 70%, 72%, 74%, 76%, 78%, 80%, 82%, 84%, 86%, 88%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 95.5%, 96%, 96.5%, 97%, 97.5%, 98%, 98.2%, 98.4%, 98.6%, 98.8%, 99%, 99.1%, 99.2%, 99.3%, 99.4%, 99.5%, 99.6%, 99.7%, 99.8%, or 99.9% sequence identity to a nucleic acid as defined above. In particular embodiments, such nucleic acids have 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 or 30 nucleotide deletions, insertions or replacements (exchanges).

Respective nucleic acids having a defined sequence identity to a nucleic acid as defined above or having specific nucleotide deletions, insertions or replacements with respect to a nucleic acid as defined above exclude any nucleic acids having any kind of frameshift mutation, as well as any nucleic acids encoding non-functional Rep78 and Rep68 proteins, i.e., said nucleic acids still encode functional Rep78 and Rep68 proteins.

In preferred embodiments, the nucleic acid comprised in the host cells of the present invention is stably integrated into the host cell genome. In other preferred embodiments, the nucleic acid comprised in the host cells of the present invention is comprised in a vector, i.e., is part of a vector. Said vector is preferably a vector selected from the group consisting of plasmid vectors, viral vectors, cosmid vectors, and artificial chromosome vectors. Preferably said vector is an expression vector.

According to the present invention, the internal AAV p19 promoter is inactivated by introduction of silent mutations or mutations resulting in conservative amino acid exchanges. In this manner, a nucleic acid encoding Rep78 and Rep68 can be placed under the control of an inducible promoter, wherein no constitutive expression of Rep52 and Rep40 occurs. However, since production of AAV requires all four Rep proteins, an additional nucleic acid encoding Rep52 and Rep40 can be placed under the control of the same promoter, an identical promoter or a different promoter. Thus, in specific embodiments, the host cell of the present invention further comprises a nucleic acid encoding AAV Rep proteins Rep52 and Rep40 under the control of an inducible promoter. This nucleic acid can be part of the vector as defined above, or of the nucleic acid encoding Rep78 and Rep68.

Host cells suitable for the present invention are not particularly limited and are known in the art. Preferably, said host cells display constitutive E1A expression. In preferred embodiments, said host cells are CAP cells, HEK293 cells or Per.C6 cells, i.e., are derived from said cell lines.

Methods for generating the host cells of the present invention, i.e., methods for the introduction of the nucleic acids of the present invention into suitable host cells, are not particularly limited and are known in the art. The same applies to methods for the generation of the nucleic acids and vectors of the present invention.

In a second aspect, the present invention relates to the nucleic acids and vectors as defined above.

In a third aspect, the present invention relates to a method for the production of Adeno-associated virus (AAV), comprising the step of recombinantly expressing AAV Rep proteins Rep78 and Rep68 in a host cell according to the present invention.

Respective methods for generating the necessary nucleic acids, vectors, and/or host cells, as well as respective expression methods, are not particularly limited and are known in the art.

Preferably, the method of the present invention further comprises the step of recombinantly expressing AAV Rep proteins Rep52 and Rep40 in said host cells.

As used herein, the term “comprising”/“comprises” expressly includes the terms “consisting essentially of”/“consists essentially of” and “consisting of”/“consists of”, i.e., all of said terms are interchangeable with each other.

According to the present invention, host cells are provided that can express AAV Rep proteins Rep78 and Rep68 without constitutive expression of Rep52 and Rep40. This is achieved by providing nucleic acids wherein the internal AAV p19 promoter region is inactivated by introducing specific mutations.

Promoters are activated by binding of specific transcription factors and basal transcription complex; these factors recognize specific binding sites within the promoter region that have previously been described for the p19 promoter. Mutating these binding sites abolishes activation of the promoter. Since the integrity of the long Rep proteins has to be maintained, mutations are chosen that do alter the nucleotide sequence but within the genetic code encode the same amino acid and, therefore, result in formation of the same protein (silent mutations), or mutations are chosen that alter the nucleotide sequence resulting in conservative amino acid exchanges.

After introducing the above mutations, it is possible to separate the expression units for long and short Rep proteins: The expression cassette for the long Rep proteins contains the mutated p19 promoter with said mutations. The isolated expression unit for the short Rep proteins starts downstream of the p19 promoter with the start codon. Expression of both expression units can then be placed under regulation of an inducible promoter (as e.g. Tet inducible promoters). Based on this, a stable packaging/producer cell line can be generated.

The host cells, nucleic acids, vectors, and methods of the present invention represent a system for the production of AAV that is advantageously characterized by superior reproducibility, ensuring consistent quality, scalability, and cost efficiency, which does not need the use of helper virus.

The figures show:

FIG. 1 :

Schematic overview of the rep locus.

FIG. 2 :

Schematic overview of expression construct for inducible Rep proteins.

FIG. 3 :

Overview of analyzed mutation patterns with SEQ ID NOs. of the corresponding AAV2 Rep proteins coding region (cf. also Table 2). The indication “SEQ-ID” in FIG. 3 refers to the respective SEQ ID NOs.

FIG. 4A, FIG. 4B, FIG. 4C, FIG. 4D, FIG. 4E, FIG. 4F:

Expression of different Rep proteins in CAP cells upon transfection with different constructs containing silent mutations within the regulatory sequences of the p19 promoter (Table 2) and the wildtype construct (wt). Protein levels were detected in cell lysates of transiently transfected CAP-T cells 72 h post transfection using anti-replicase antibody (Progen). As control, cell lysate of non-transfected cells was included (BI). The indication of “ID” numbers in FIG. 4 refers to the respective SEQ ID NOs.

FIG. 5A, FIG. 5B, FIG. 5C, FIG. 5D, FIG. 5E, FIG. 5F:

Quantification of anti-Rep western blots. Rep protein bands were quantified by densitometric analysis using ImageJ. Ratio of long to short Rep protein bands was calculated and wt was set to 1. All other values were normalized to wt. The indication of “ID” numbers in FIG. 5 refers to the respective SEQ ID NOs.

FIG. 6 :

Inducible expression of the Rep proteins in a stable CAP derived cell line upon induction with 1 μg/mL doxycycline. Rep proteins were detected by immunoblot with anti-Replicase antibody (Progen). As control, cell lysate of non-induced cells was loaded (−Dox). At ˜80 kDa, an unspecific background band is detected.

FIG. 7 :

Induction of Rep proteins by addition of 1 μg/mL doxycycline in single cell clones derived from the stable cell line. Cells were transiently transfected with necessary components for rAAV5 production and induced with 1 μg/mL doxycycline 5 h after transfection. 72 h post transfection, cell lysates were prepared and expression of Rep proteins was detected by immunoblot with anti-Replicase antibody (Progen). The clones 5B6 and 2E3 do express very low levels of the long Rep proteins.

FIG. 8 :

Viral titers of rAAV5 production by inducible Rep expressing clones. Viral genomes/mL were measured by qPCR with a primer/probe combination detecting the CMV-promoter using linearized transfer plasmid as standard. The single cell clones 5B6 and 2E3 do not show clear expression of long and short Rep proteins and therefore, do also only produce very low titers of rAAV5.

FIG. 9A, FIG. 9B, FIG. 9C:

(A & B): Expression of different Rep proteins in CAP cells upon transfection with different constructs containing mutations within the regulatory sequences of the p19 promoter (Table 3) resulting in conservative amino acid exchanges and the wildtype construct (wt). Protein levels were detected in cell lysates of transiently transfected CAP-T cells 72 h post transfection using anti-replicase antibody (Progen). As control, cell lysate of non-transfected cells was included (BI).

(C): Viral production upon transfection of CAP cells with the following construct combination: pStbl-Rep-p19mut-ID 47, 48 or 37 or wt, pStbl-TRE3G-Rep50/42, pCMV-Tet3G, pHelper, pStbl-CMV-Cap5, pAAV-GFP. Viral genomes/mL were measured by qPCR with a primer/probe combination detecting the SV40 PolyA using linearized transfer plasmid as standard.

The indication of “ID” numbers in FIG. 9 refers to the respective SEQ ID NOs.

The present invention will be further illustrated in the following examples without being limited thereto.

EXAMPLES

Experimental Procedures:

Cloning of Expression Constructs.

Synthesis of the rep locus of AAV2 with Hpal restriction sites at each end and regulatory sites within the p19 promoter. The genomic sequence of AAV2 was derived from GenBank: AF043303 (nucleotides 162 to 2332). The sequence of the synthetic locus is shown in SEQ ID NO: 29.

Different constructs for the p19 promoter region (nucleotides 651 to 1053 of the AAV2 genome) were designed containing different numbers of silent mutations within the regulatory sequences (Table 2) and produced synthetically.

Respective expression constructs were produced by standard cloning techniques and verified by sequencing. Components of the final expression constructs pStbl-bsd-Rep, pStbl-bsd-Rep-p19mut-SEQ ID NO: 1-14, 34-42 were the p5 promoter, the Rep locus containing either mutated or wt p19 promoter, a SV40 poly(A), a blasticidin selection cassette under the control of human Ubc promoter, an enhancing element for stable transcription of integrated ORFs, a pUC on for propagation in E. coli, and an ampicillin resistance cassette for selection in E. coli.

A construct placing the Rep proteins under the control of a Tet-inducible promoter of the third generation (TRE3G-promoter) (FIG. 2 ) was produced by standard cloning techniques and verified by sequencing. The final sequence of this construct pStbl-bsd-TRE3G-Rep52/40-IRES-Rep78/68, starting from the TRE3G promoter until the SV40 poly(A) is shown in SEQ ID NO: 30. Components of pStbl-bsd-TRE3G-Rep52/40-IRES-Rep78/68 are the TRE3G promoter, the Rep locus starting from start codon of short Rep proteins, an IRES sequence of ECMV, the Rep locus containing mutated p19 promoter starting from start codon of long Rep proteins, a SV40 poly(A), a blasticidin selection cassette under the control of human Ubc promoter, and an enhancing element for stable transcription of integrated ORFs.

Cell Culture.

CAP cells were routinely cultivated in chemically defined, serum-free PEM medium (Thermo Fisher Scientific) supplemented with 4 mM L-alanyl-L-glutamine (Biochrom, Germany) in shake flasks (125 mL; Corning) on a shaking incubator at 185 rpm (5 cm orbit), 5% CO₂ and 37° C.

During routine cultivation, cells were diluted with fresh medium to a viable cell density of 1×10⁶ cells/ml every 72 to 96 h. Viable cell density and viability were determined by trypan blue exclusion using a CEDEX XS cell counter (Innovatis, Roche Applied Science). Stable cell line expressing the Tet-on-3G-activator was cultivated in presence of 25 μg/mL G418; upon nucleofection with the pStbl-bsd-TRE3G-Rep50/42-IRES-Rep78/68 5 μg/mL blasticidin were added.

Transient Transfection and Western Blot to Test for Rep Protein Expression.

Transient transfection was performed using PEImax (PolySciences) in FreeStyle 293 medium (Thermo Fisher Scientific). 5 h post transfection, cells were fed with complete PEM medium (Thermo Fisher Scientific). An overview of generated transient transfection pools is found in Table 4, below.

Western Blot analysis was performed with cell lysates from 1×10⁵ transfected cells utilizing mouse-anti-Replicase antibody (Progen, Germany) and horseradish peroxidase labeled anti-mouse antibody (Cell Signaling). Proteins were detected using the Pierce ECL WB Substrate Kit via chemiluminescence detector (INTAS).

Nucleofection and Generation of Stable Pools.

TABLE 4 Generated CAP-T transient expression and CAP stable pools with corresponding expression vectors and media. Cell line Plasmid Selection medium CAP-T pStbl-bsd-Rep wt transient CAP-T pStbl-bsd-Rep p19mut-ID 15 transient CAP-T pStbl-bsd-Rep p19mut-ID 16 transient CAP-T pStbl-bsd-Rep p19mut-ID 17 transient CAP-T pStbl-bsd-Rep p19mut-ID 18 transient CAP-T pStbl-bsd-Rep p19mut-ID 19 transient CAP-T pStbl-bsd-Rep p19mut ID 20 transient CAP-T pStbl-bsd-Rep p19mut-ID 21 transient CAP-T pStbl-bsd-Rep p19mut-ID 22 transient CAP-T pStbl-bsd-Rep p19mut-ID 25 transient CAP-T pStbl-bsd-Rep p19mut-ID 26 transient CAP-T pStbl-bsd-Rep p19mut-ID 27 transient CAP-T pStbl-bsd-Rep p19mut-ID 28 transient CAP-T pStbl-bsd-Rep p19mut-ID 43 transient CAP-T pStbl-bsd-Rep p19mut-ID 44 transient CAP-T pStbl-bsd-Rep p19mut-ID 45 transient CAP-T pStbl-bsd-Rep p19mut-ID 46 transient CAP-T pStbl-bsd-Rep p19mut-ID 47 transient CAP-T pStbl-bsd-Rep p19mut-ID 48 transient CAP-T pStbl-bsd-Rep p19mut-ID 49 transient CAP-T pStbl-bsd-Rep p19mut-ID 50 transient CAP-T pStbl-bsd-Rep p19mut-ID 51 transient CAP-T pStbl-bsd-Rep p19mut-ID 23 transient CAP-T pStbl-bsd-Rep p19mut-ID 24 transient CAP-Tet-on-3G pStbl-bsd-TRE3G-Rep50/42- PEM + 4 mM Gln + IRES-Rep78/68 5 μg/mL blasticidin + 25 μg/mL G418 The indication of “ID” numbers in the above Table 4 refers to the respective SEQ ID NOs.

Induction and Transient Transfection to Test for AAV Production.

To test for AAV production by the stable single cell clones with inducible Rep expression, transient transfections were performed as described before. The following three constructs were used to provide the additional components for production of rAAV5 in a ratio of 1:1:0.5 (pAAV-GFP: pHelper: pStbl-CMV-Cap5). 5 h post transfection, a final concentration of 1 μg/mL doxycycline (Clontech) was added to induce expression of the Rep proteins.

72 h post transfection, cell suspension was harvested. Cells were lysed by addition of 0.5% Triton-X and incubation for 30 min at 37° C. with 1300 rpm. After centrifugation, supernatants were diluted 10-fold with buffer (50 mM Tris/HCl, pH 8.0; 2 mM MgCl₂) and incubated with 125 U/mL benzonase (Merck Millipore) for 2 h at 37° C. Addition of 2 mM EDTA and incubation at 70° C. for 10 min was used to inactivate the benzonase. Viral DNA was purified via the Pure Link Viral RNA/DNA mini kit (Thermo Fisher Scientific) according to the manufacturer's instructions.

qPCR to Determine Viral Titer.

The following primer/dual-labelled probe combination (ordered at MWG, Eurofins; Table 5) directed against the CMV promoter or the SV40 poly A were used to measure the viral titer:

TABLE 5 Primer/probe combination used for measuring the viral titer Primer/Probe Sequence CMV Primer for 5′-AAATGGCCCGCCTGGCATTATG-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 31) CMV Primer rev 5′-AAACCGCTATCCACGCCCATTG-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 32) CMV Probe ROX-5′- (SEQ ID NO: 33) ACATGACCTTATGGGACTTTCCTACTTGGCAGTACATC- 3′-BHQ2 SV40 PolyA fw 5′-AGCAATAGCATCACAAATTTCACAA-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 52) SV40 PolyA rev 5′-CCAGACATGATAAGATACATTGATGAGTT-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 53) SV40 PolyA Probe FAM-5′-AGC ATT TTT TTC ACT GCA TTC TAG TTG TGG (SEQ ID NO: 54) TTT GTC-3′-BHQ1

As standard, linearized transgene plasmid with a defined copy number was used. The qPCR reaction contained the following components: 2×Brilliant Multiplex qPCR Master Mix (Agilent), nuclease-free H₂O (Thermo Fisher Scientific), primer/probe mix and sample/standard. qPCR was run on an Agilent Mx3005P according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Example 1

Effects of Silent Mutations on Expression of REP Proteins.

Introduction

CAP cells are human amniocyte-derived suspension cells, which have been immortalized by stable transfection with a construct encoding E1A/E1 B.

AAV Rep proteins are encoded by the AAV genome. There are in total four Rep proteins: Rep78 and Rep68 (expressed from p5 promoter); as well as Rep52 and Rep40 (expressed from p19 promoter located within coding region of long Rep proteins). These proteins mediate the replication and packaging of the AAV genome. However, said proteins are toxic for cells when stably expressed.

For the inactivation of the internal p19 promoter by introduction of silent mutations, regulatory elements of the p19 promoter were identified and different silent mutations not affecting the final protein sequence were inserted into the nucleotide sequence of these regulatory elements.

Results:

Expression of long and short Rep proteins was successfully separated by introducing silent mutations in the regulatory sequences of the p19 promoter. Most versions with mutations showed significantly reduced expression of the short Rep proteins. The reduction in expression of the short Rep proteins was already visible upon introducing one single mutation becoming more pronounced when introducing up to 20 mutations (FIG. 4 , FIG. 5 ). Separating the 5′ and 3′ motifs showed that especially the 3′ motifs next to the promoter (SP1 −50; TATA −35, TATA −20) are important for the activation of the internal p19 promoter. Mutating only the TATA −20 motif led to a significant but not full reduction of expression of the short rep proteins suggesting that also SP1 −50 and TATA −35 are important for the activation of expression, supported further by the fact that mutating everything except the TATA −20 also resulted in a clear decrease of expression of the short rep proteins. Looking closer at the single motifs, especially the SP1 −50 motif and more exactly the mutation 824G>H resulted in a very clear reduction of the expression of the short rep proteins. In addition, mutation of TATA −20 clearly reduced expression of short rep proteins. For TATA −35, only the combination of the different mutations within the motif resulted in a very clear decrease with the mutation 848A>G having the biggest effect on expression.

To generate a stable cell line inducibly expressing Rep proteins, the genes for the long Rep proteins carrying the silent mutations and the genes for the short Rep proteins were separated and each put under control of an inducible promoter. For the further experiments, the p19mut construct with the 19 mutations was chosen.

Example 2

Generation of Stable CAP Clones Inducibly Expressing Rep Proteins of AAV2.

Introduction

For the generation of an inducible expression cassette for AAV2 Rep proteins the p19mut variant with 19 silent mutations was selected.

Tet-inducible promoters of the third generation (TRE3G-promoter) were used to regulate expression of the Rep proteins by doxycycline addition (overview of construct see FIG. 2 ). CAP cells expressing the Tet-on-3G transactivator were previously generated by nucleofection and selection with 25 μg/mL G418. The pStbl-bsd-TRE3G-Rep52/40-IRES-Rep78/68 construct was nucleofected in this stable pool and selected with 5 μg/mL blasticidin. Single cell cloning using limiting dilutions was performed and clones were screened by western blot for Rep proteins.

Results:

A stable CAP cell pool carrying the Tet-on-3G transactivator and the pStbl-bsd-TRE3G-Rep52/40-IRES-Rep78/68 was analyzed by Western blot for expression of the different rep protein before and after induction with doxycyclin (FIG. 6 ). Without Doxycyclin induction, no signals specific for the Rep proteins could be detected, whereas both long and short Rep proteins were expressed upon Doxycyclin induction.

From the stable pool, single cell-derived clones were generated by limiting dilution. The single cell-derived clones were analyzed for expression of the Rep proteins after Doxycyclin induction. Out of 5 clones, 3 clones expressed both the long and the short Rep proteins in the expected ratio, whereas 2 of the clones displayed reduced levels of the long Rep proteins (FIG. 7 ).

The data shows that using rep constructs with silent mutations in the p19 promoter, clonal cell populations with inducible expression of both long and short Rep proteins can be generated. Such clones can serve as a basis for the generation of packaging/producer cell lines.

Example 3

Production of AAV in Stable CAP Clones Inducibly Expressing Rep Proteins of AAV2.

Introduction

To proof that the inducible Rep cell lines are capable of producing AAV vectors, the missing components for AAV production were transiently introduced into cells of the 5 different clones:

Capsid proteins from AAV5, cloned under control of CMV promoter in pStbl vector, the additional helper genes E2A, E4orf6, VA RNA, as well as the transfer vector with gene of interest (GOI): pAAV-GFP.

Results:

Using single cell clones of the stable Rep inducible expressing cell line, AAV production could be shown upon transfecting the cells with the lacking necessary components and doxycycline induction (FIG. 8 ). The two clones with lower levels of long Rep proteins also showed lower AAV titers as expected. This proofs that this approach results in production of viral vectors, and that the generation of a high producing AAV packaging cell line is now possible.

Example 4

AAV Production Using Rep Proteins with Conservative Amino Acid Exchange

For the inactivation of the internal p19 promoter by introduction of mutations in the promoter regions resulting in conservative amino acid exchanges, regulatory elements of the p19 promoter were identified. Three distinct mutations, 846T>G, 847T>C, 848A>B, were inserted into the nucleotide sequence of the TATA −20 region resulting in a conservative Leu176>Ala exchange (ID23). Two distinct mutations, 823C>G, 824G>H, were inserted into the nucleotide sequence of the SP1 −50 region resulting in a conservative Ala168>Gly exchange (ID24). The different constructs were transiently introduced into CAP-T cells and the expression level of the long and short Rep proteins was analyzed and compared to the wt and mut-20 (ID28) (FIG. 9A, B).

To proof the functionality of the long rep proteins with conservative amino acid exchanges in the TATA −20 or the SP1 −50 region, AAV was produced by introducing the following construct combination transiently into the CAP-T cells: a construct coding for the long Rep proteins, either pStbl-Rep-p19mut-ID23, or -ID24, or -mut20, or -wt, together with the a construct encoding for the short Rep proteins (pStbl-TRE3G-Rep 50/42), pCMV-Tet3G, and the additional helper genes E2A, E4orf6, VA RNA, as well as the transfer vector with gene of interest (GOI), pAAV-GFP (FIG. 9C).

Results:

Western blot analysis revealed that the expression of long and short Rep proteins was successfully separated by introducing distinct mutations in the regulatory sequences of the p19 promoter resulting in conservative aa exchanges either in the SP1 −50 or in the TATA −20 region.

As before the mutation in the SP1 −50 region had a more pronounced effect that the introduced mutations in the TATA −20 box, confirming the important role of SP1 −50 (FIG. 9A, B).

Importantly the functionality of the long Rep proteins harboring the Leu176>Ala (ID23) or Ala168>Gly (ID24) exchange could be proven by the production of AAV particle via transient production. The titer of the AAV particle produced with the Rep proteins harboring the conservative amino acid exchange are in the same range as the wt or the mut-20 control, with some reduction of the AAV titer in the ID24 sample (FIG. 9C).

The present invention relates to the following nucleotide sequences.

SEQ ID NO: 1 AAV2 mutated p19 promoter region mut19 bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutations in the p19 promoter region CAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCGACTTTGCCAAACTGG TTCGCGGTCACAAAGAC DC G B AA C GGCGCCGG G GG D GG H AACAA A GT H GT H GATGAGTGCTAC ATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCA A TGGGC H TGGAC V AA C ATGGAA CAGTA C TT GTCDGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTGGCGCAGCATCTGACG CACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAATTCTGATGCGCCGGTG ATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTCGTGGACAAGGGGATT ACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGG SEQ ID NO: 2 AAV2 mutated p19 promoter region mut5 bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutations in the p19 promoter region CAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCGACTTTGCCAAACTGG TTCGCGGTCACAAAGACCAGAAATGGCGCCGGAGGCGGGAACAAGGTGGTGGATGAGTGCTAC ATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCAGTGGGCGTGGACTAATATGGAA CAGTA C TT GTCDGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTGGCGCAGCATCTGACG CACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAATTCTGATGCGCCGGTG ATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTCGTGGACAAGGGGATT ACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGG SEQ ID NO: 3 AAV2 mutated p19 promoter region mut1 bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutations in the p19 promoter region CAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCGACTTTGCCAAACTGG TTCGCGGTCACAAAGACCAGAAATGGCGCCGGAGGCGGGAACAAGGTGGTGGATGAGTGCTAC ATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCAGTGGGCGTGGACTAATATGGAA CAGTATTTGAGCGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTGGCGCAGCATCTGACG CACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAATTCTGATGCGCCGGTG ATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTCGTGGACAAGGGGATT ACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGG SEQ ID NO: 4 AAV2 mutated p19 promoter region mut2 bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutations in the p19 promoter region CAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCGACTTTGCCAAACTGG TTCGCGGTCACAAAGACCAGAAATGGCGCCGGAGGCGGGAACAAGGTGGTGGATGAGTGCTAC ATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCAGTGGGCGTGGACTAATATGGAA CAGTATTTA TCCGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTGGCGCAGCATCTGACG CACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAATTCTGATGCGCCGGTG ATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTCGTGGACAAGGGGATT ACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGG SEQ ID NO: 5 AAV2 mutated p19 promoter region mut1-2 bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutations in the p19 promoter region CAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCGACTTTGCCAAACTGG TTCGCGGTCACAAAGACCAGAAATGGCGCCGGAGGCGGGAACAAGGTGGTGGATGAGTGCTAC ATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCAGTGGGCGTGGACTAATATGGAA CAGTA C TTAAGCGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTGGCGCAGCATCTGACG CACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAATTCTGATGCGCCGGTG ATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTCGTGGACAAGGGGATT ACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGG SEQ ID NO: 6 AAV2 mutated p19 promoter region mut14 bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutations in the p19 promoter region CAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCGACTTTGCCAAACTGG TTCGCGGTCACAAAGAC DC G B AA C GGCGCCGG G GG D GG H AACAA A GT H GT H GATGAGTGCTAC ATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCA A TGGGC H TGGAC V AA C ATGGAA CAGTATTTAAGCGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTGGCGCAGCATCTGACG CACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAATTCTGATGCGCCGGTG ATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTCGTGGACAAGGGGATT ACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGG SEQ ID NO: 7 AAV2 mutated p19 promoter region mut10 bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutations in the p19 promoter region CAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCGACTTTGCCAAACTGG TTCGCGGTCACAAAGAC DC G B AA C GGCGCCGG G GG D GG H AACAA A GT H GT H GATGAGTGCTAC ATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCAGTGGGCGTGGACTAATATGGAA CAGTATTTAAGCGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTGGCGCAGCATCTGACG CACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAATTCTGATGCGCCGGTG ATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTCGTGGACAAGGGGATT ACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGG SEQ ID NO: 8 AAV2 mutated p19 promoter region mut10-2 bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutations in the p19 promoter region CAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCGACTTTGCCAAACTGG TTCGCGGTCACAAAGACCAGAAATGGCGCCGGAGGCGGGAACAAGGTGGTGGATGAGTGCTAC ATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCA A TGGGC H TGGAC V AA C ATGGAA CAGTA CC T BTCDGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTGGCGCAGCATCTGACG CACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAATTCTGATGCGCCGGTG ATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTCGTGGACAAGGGGATT ACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGG SEQ ID NO: 9 AAV2 mutated p19 promoter region mut3 bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutations in the p19 promoter region CAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCGACTTTGCCAAACTGG TTCGCGGTCACAAAGACCAGAAATGGCGCCGGAGGCGGGAACAAGGTGGTGGATGAGTGCTAC ATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCAGTGGGCGTGGACTAATATGGAA CAGTAT GCB AGCGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTGGCGCAGCATCTGACG CACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAATTCTGATGCGCCGGTG ATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTCGTGGACAAGGGGATT ACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGG SEQ ID NO: 10 AAV2 mutated p19 promoter region mut2-2 bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutations in the p19 promoter region CAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCGACTTTGCCAAACTGG TTCGCGGTCACAAAGACCAGAAATGGCGCCGGAGGCGGGAACAAGGTGGTGGATGAGTGCTAC ATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCAGTGGG GH TGGACTAATATGGAA CAGTATTTAAGCGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTGGCGCAGCATCTGACG CACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAATTCTGATGCGCCGGTG ATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTCGTGGACAAGGGGATT ACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGG SEQ ID NO: 11 AAV2 mutated p19 promoter region mut2-3 bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutations in the p19 promoter region CAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCGACTTTGCCAAACTGG TTCGCGGTCACAAAGACCAGAAATGGCGCCGGAGGCGGGAACAAGGTGGTGGATGAGTGCTAC ATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCAGTGGGCGTGGACTAATATGGAA CAGTAT C T B AGCGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTGGCGCAGCATCTGACG CACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAATTCTGATGCGCCGGTG ATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTCGTGGACAAGGGGATT ACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGG SEQ ID NO: 12 AAV2 mutated p19 promoter region mut1-3 bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutations in the p19 promoter region CAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCGACTTTGCCAAACTGG TTCGCGGTCACAAAGACCAGAAATGGCGCCGGAGGCGGGAACAAGGTGGTGGATGAGTGCTAC ATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCAGTGGGCGTGGACTAATATGGAA CAGTAT C TAAGCGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTGGCGCAGCATCTGACG CACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAATTCTGATGCGCCGGTG ATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTCGTGGACAAGGGGATT ACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGG SEQ ID NO: 13 AAV2 mutated p19 promoter region mut5-2 bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutations in the p19 promoter region CAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCGACTTTGCCAAACTGG TTCGCGGTCACAAAGACCAGAAATGGCGCCGGAGGCGGGAACAAGGTGGTGGATGAGTGCTAC ATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCAGTGGGCGTGGACTAATATGGAA CAGTA CC T BTCCGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTGGCGCAGCATCTGACG CACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAATTCTGATGCGCCGGTG ATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTCGTGGACAAGGGGATT ACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGG SEQ ID NO: 14 AAV2 mutated p19 promoter region mut20 bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutations in the p19 promoter region CAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCGACTTTGCCAAACTGG TTCGCGGTCACAAAGAC DC G B AA C GGCGCCGG G GG D GG H AACAA A GT H GT H GATGAGTGCTAC ATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCA A TGGGC H TGGAC V AA C ATGGAA CAGTA CC T BTCDGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTGGCGCAGCATCTGACG CACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAATTCTGATGCGCCGGTG ATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTCGTGGACAAGGGGATT ACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGG SEQ ID NO: 15 AAV2 Rep proteins coding region with mutated p19 promoter region mut19 bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutations in the p19 promoter region ATGCCGGGGTTTTACGAGATTGTGATTAAGGTCCCCAGCGACCTTGACGAGCATCTGCCCGGC ATTTCTGACAGCTTTGTGAACTGGGTGGCCGAGAAGGAATGGGAGTTGCCGCCAGATTCTGAC ATGGATCTGAATCTGATTGAGCAGGCACCCCTGACCGTGGCCGAGAAGCTGCAGCGCGACTTT CTGACGGAATGGCGCCGTGTGAGTAAGGCCCCGGAGGCCCTTTTCTTTGTGCAATTTGAGAAG GGAGAGAGCTACTTCCACATGCACGTGCTCGTGGAAACCACCGGGGTGAAATCCATGGTTTTG GGACGTTTCCTGAGTCAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCG ACTTTGCCAAACTGGTTCGCGGTCACAAAGAC DC G B AA C GGCGCCGG G GG D GG H AACAA A GT H GT H GATGAGTGCTACATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCA A TGGGC H TGGAC V AA C ATGGAACAGTA C TT GTCDGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTG GCGCAGCATCTGACGCACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAAT TCTGATGCGCCGGTGATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTC GTGGACAAGGGGATTACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGGAGGACCAGGCCTCATACATCTCC TTCAATGCGGCCTCCAACTCGCGGTCCCAAATCAAGGCTGCCTTGGACAATGCGGGAAAGATT ATGAGCCTGACTAAAACCGCCCCCGACTACCTGGTGGGCCAGCAGCCCGTGGAGGACATTTCC AGCAATCGGATTTATAAAATTTTGGAACTAAACGGGTACGATCCCCAATATGCGGCTTCCGTC TTTCTGGGATGGGCCACGAAAAAGTTCGGCAAGAGGAACACCATCTGGCTGTTTGGGCCTGCA ACTACCGGGAAGACCAACATCGCGGAGGCCATAGCCCACACTGTGCCCTTCTACGGGTGCGTA AACTGGACCAATGAGAACTTTCCCTTCAACGACTGTGTCGACAAGATGGTGATCTGGTGGGAG GAGGGGAAGATGACCGCCAAGGTCGTGGAGTCGGCCAAAGCCATTCTCGGAGGAAGCAAGGTG CGCGTGGACCAGAAATGCAAGTCCTCGGCCCAGATAGACCCGACTCCCGTGATCGTCACCTCC AACACCAACATGTGCGCCGTGATTGACGGGAACTCAACGACCTTCGAACACCAGCAGCCGTTG CAAGACCGGATGTTCAAATTTGAACTCACCCGCCGTCTGGATCATGACTTTGGGAAGGTCACC AAGCAGGAAGTCAAAGACTTTTTCCGGTGGGCAAAGGATCACGTGGTTGAGGTGGAGCATGAA TTCTACGTCAAAAAGGGTGGAGCCAAGAAAAGACCCGCCCCCAGTGACGCAGATATAAGTGAG CCCAAACGGGTGCGCGAGTCAGTTGCGCAGCCATCGACGTCAGACGCGGAAGCTTCGATCAAC TACGCAGACAGGTACCAAAACAAATGTTCTCGTCACGTGGGCATGAATCTGATGCTGTTTCCC TGCAGACAATGCGAGAGAATGAATCAGAATTCAAATATCTGCTTCACTCACGGACAGAAAGAC TGTTTAGAGTGCTTTCCCGTGTCAGAATCTCAACCCGTTTCTGTCGTCAAAAAGGCGTATCAG AAACTGTGCTACATTCATCATATCATGGGAAAGGTGCCAGACGCTTGCACTGCCTGCGATCTG GTCAATGTGGATTTGGATGACTGCATCTTTGAACAATAAATGATTTAAATCAGGTATGGCTGC CGATGGTTATCTTCCAGATTGGCTCGAGGACACTCTCTCTGA SEQ ID NO: 16 AAV2 Rep proteins coding region with mutated p19 promoter region mut5 bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutations in the p19 promoter region ATGCCGGGGTTTTACGAGATTGTGATTAAGGTCCCCAGCGACCTTGACGAGCATCTGCCCGGC ATTTCTGACAGCTTTGTGAACTGGGTGGCCGAGAAGGAATGGGAGTTGCCGCCAGATTCTGAC ATGGATCTGAATCTGATTGAGCAGGCACCCCTGACCGTGGCCGAGAAGCTGCAGCGCGACTTT CTGACGGAATGGCGCCGTGTGAGTAAGGCCCCGGAGGCCCTTTTCTTTGTGCAATTTGAGAAG GGAGAGAGCTACTTCCACATGCACGTGCTCGTGGAAACCACCGGGGTGAAATCCATGGTTTTG GGACGTTTCCTGAGTCAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCG ACTTTGCCAAACTGGTTCGCGGTCACAAAGACCAGAAATGGCGCCGGAGGCGGGAACAAGGTG GTGGATGAGTGCTACATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCAGTGGGCG TGGACTAATATGGAACAGTA C TT GTCDGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTG GCGCAGCATCTGACGCACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAAT TCTGATGCGCCGGTGATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTC GTGGACAAGGGGATTACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGGAGGACCAGGCCTCATACATCTCC TTCAATGCGGCCTCCAACTCGCGGTCCCAAATCAAGGCTGCCTTGGACAATGCGGGAAAGATT ATGAGCCTGACTAAAACCGCCCCCGACTACCTGGTGGGCCAGCAGCCCGTGGAGGACATTTCC AGCAATCGGATTTATAAAATTTTGGAACTAAACGGGTACGATCCCCAATATGCGGCTTCCGTC TTTCTGGGATGGGCCACGAAAAAGTTCGGCAAGAGGAACACCATCTGGCTGTTTGGGCCTGCA ACTACCGGGAAGACCAACATCGCGGAGGCCATAGCCCACACTGTGCCCTTCTACGGGTGCGTA AACTGGACCAATGAGAACTTTCCCTTCAACGACTGTGTCGACAAGATGGTGATCTGGTGGGAG GAGGGGAAGATGACCGCCAAGGTCGTGGAGTCGGCCAAAGCCATTCTCGGAGGAAGCAAGGTG CGCGTGGACCAGAAATGCAAGTCCTCGGCCCAGATAGACCCGACTCCCGTGATCGTCACCTCC AACACCAACATGTGCGCCGTGATTGACGGGAACTCAACGACCTTCGAACACCAGCAGCCGTTG CAAGACCGGATGTTCAAATTTGAACTCACCCGCCGTCTGGATCATGACTTTGGGAAGGTCACC AAGCAGGAAGTCAAAGACTTTTTCCGGTGGGCAAAGGATCACGTGGTTGAGGTGGAGCATGAA TTCTACGTCAAAAAGGGTGGAGCCAAGAAAAGACCCGCCCCCAGTGACGCAGATATAAGTGAG CCCAAACGGGTGCGCGAGTCAGTTGCGCAGCCATCGACGTCAGACGCGGAAGCTTCGATCAAC TACGCAGACAGGTACCAAAACAAATGTTCTCGTCACGTGGGCATGAATCTGATGCTGTTTCCC TGCAGACAATGCGAGAGAATGAATCAGAATTCAAATATCTGCTTCACTCACGGACAGAAAGAC TGTTTAGAGTGCTTTCCCGTGTCAGAATCTCAACCCGTTTCTGTCGTCAAAAAGGCGTATCAG AAACTGTGCTACATTCATCATATCATGGGAAAGGTGCCAGACGCTTGCACTGCCTGCGATCTG GTCAATGTGGATTTGGATGACTGCATCTTTGAACAATAAATGATTTAAATCAGGTATGGCTGC CGATGGTTATCTTCCAGATTGGCTCGAGGACACTCTCTCTGA SEQ ID NO: 17 AAV2 Rep proteins coding region with mutated p19 promoter region mut1 bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutation in the p19 promoter region ATGCCGGGGTTTTACGAGATTGTGATTAAGGTCCCCAGCGACCTTGACGAGCATCTGCCCGGC ATTTCTGACAGCTTTGTGAACTGGGTGGCCGAGAAGGAATGGGAGTTGCCGCCAGATTCTGAC ATGGATCTGAATCTGATTGAGCAGGCACCCCTGACCGTGGCCGAGAAGCTGCAGCGCGACTTT CTGACGGAATGGCGCCGTGTGAGTAAGGCCCCGGAGGCCCTTTTCTTTGTGCAATTTGAGAAG GGAGAGAGCTACTTCCACATGCACGTGCTCGTGGAAACCACCGGGGTGAAATCCATGGTTTTG GGACGTTTCCTGAGTCAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCG ACTTTGCCAAACTGGTTCGCGGTCACAAAGACCAGAAATGGCGCCGGAGGCGGGAACAAGGTG GTGGATGAGTGCTACATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCAGTGGGCG TGGACTAATATGGAACAGTATTT G AGCGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTG GCGCAGCATCTGACGCACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAAT TCTGATGCGCCGGTGATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTC GTGGACAAGGGGATTACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGGAGGACCAGGCCTCATACATCTCC TTCAATGCGGCCTCCAACTCGCGGTCCCAAATCAAGGCTGCCTTGGACAATGCGGGAAAGATT ATGAGCCTGACTAAAACCGCCCCCGACTACCTGGTGGGCCAGCAGCCCGTGGAGGACATTTCC AGCAATCGGATTTATAAAATTTTGGAACTAAACGGGTACGATCCCCAATATGCGGCTTCCGTC TTTCTGGGATGGGCCACGAAAAAGTTCGGCAAGAGGAACACCATCTGGCTGTTTGGGCCTGCA ACTACCGGGAAGACCAACATCGCGGAGGCCATAGCCCACACTGTGCCCTTCTACGGGTGCGTA AACTGGACCAATGAGAACTTTCCCTTCAACGACTGTGTCGACAAGATGGTGATCTGGTGGGAG GAGGGGAAGATGACCGCCAAGGTCGTGGAGTCGGCCAAAGCCATTCTCGGAGGAAGCAAGGTG CGCGTGGACCAGAAATGCAAGTCCTCGGCCCAGATAGACCCGACTCCCGTGATCGTCACCTCC AACACCAACATGTGCGCCGTGATTGACGGGAACTCAACGACCTTCGAACACCAGCAGCCGTTG CAAGACCGGATGTTCAAATTTGAACTCACCCGCCGTCTGGATCATGACTTTGGGAAGGTCACC AAGCAGGAAGTCAAAGACTTTTTCCGGTGGGCAAAGGATCACGTGGTTGAGGTGGAGCATGAA TTCTACGTCAAAAAGGGTGGAGCCAAGAAAAGACCCGCCCCCAGTGACGCAGATATAAGTGAG CCCAAACGGGTGCGCGAGTCAGTTGCGCAGCCATCGACGTCAGACGCGGAAGCTTCGATCAAC TACGCAGACAGGTACCAAAACAAATGTTCTCGTCACGTGGGCATGAATCTGATGCTGTTTCCC TGCAGACAATGCGAGAGAATGAATCAGAATTCAAATATCTGCTTCACTCACGGACAGAAAGAC TGTTTAGAGTGCTTTCCCGTGTCAGAATCTCAACCCGTTTCTGTCGTCAAAAAGGCGTATCAG AAACTGTGCTACATTCATCATATCATGGGAAAGGTGCCAGACGCTTGCACTGCCTGCGATCTG GTCAATGTGGATTTGGATGACTGCATCTTTGAACAATAAATGATTTAAATCAGGTATGGCTGC CGATGGTTATCTTCCAGATTGGCTCGAGGACACTCTCTCTGA SEQ ID NO: 18 AAV2 Rep proteins coding region with mutated p19 promoter region mut2 bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutation in the p19 promoter region ATGCCGGGGTTTTACGAGATTGTGATTAAGGTCCCCAGCGACCTTGACGAGCATCTGCCCGGC ATTTCTGACAGCTTTGTGAACTGGGTGGCCGAGAAGGAATGGGAGTTGCCGCCAGATTCTGAC ATGGATCTGAATCTGATTGAGCAGGCACCCCTGACCGTGGCCGAGAAGCTGCAGCGCGACTTT CTGACGGAATGGCGCCGTGTGAGTAAGGCCCCGGAGGCCCTTTTCTTTGTGCAATTTGAGAAG GGAGAGAGCTACTTCCACATGCACGTGCTCGTGGAAACCACCGGGGTGAAATCCATGGTTTTG GGACGTTTCCTGAGTCAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCG ACTTTGCCAAACTGGTTCGCGGTCACAAAGACCAGAAATGGCGCCGGAGGCGGGAACAAGGTG GTGGATGAGTGCTACATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCAGTGGGCG TGGACTAATATGGAACAGTATTTA TCCGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTG GCGCAGCATCTGACGCACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAAT TCTGATGCGCCGGTGATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTC GTGGACAAGGGGATTACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGGAGGACCAGGCCTCATACATCTCC TTCAATGCGGCCTCCAACTCGCGGTCCCAAATCAAGGCTGCCTTGGACAATGCGGGAAAGATT ATGAGCCTGACTAAAACCGCCCCCGACTACCTGGTGGGCCAGCAGCCCGTGGAGGACATTTCC AGCAATCGGATTTATAAAATTTTGGAACTAAACGGGTACGATCCCCAATATGCGGCTTCCGTC TTTCTGGGATGGGCCACGAAAAAGTTCGGCAAGAGGAACACCATCTGGCTGTTTGGGCCTGCA ACTACCGGGAAGACCAACATCGCGGAGGCCATAGCCCACACTGTGCCCTTCTACGGGTGCGTA AACTGGACCAATGAGAACTTTCCCTTCAACGACTGTGTCGACAAGATGGTGATCTGGTGGGAG GAGGGGAAGATGACCGCCAAGGTCGTGGAGTCGGCCAAAGCCATTCTCGGAGGAAGCAAGGTG CGCGTGGACCAGAAATGCAAGTCCTCGGCCCAGATAGACCCGACTCCCGTGATCGTCACCTCC AACACCAACATGTGCGCCGTGATTGACGGGAACTCAACGACCTTCGAACACCAGCAGCCGTTG CAAGACCGGATGTTCAAATTTGAACTCACCCGCCGTCTGGATCATGACTTTGGGAAGGTCACC AAGCAGGAAGTCAAAGACTTTTTCCGGTGGGCAAAGGATCACGTGGTTGAGGTGGAGCATGAA TTCTACGTCAAAAAGGGTGGAGCCAAGAAAAGACCCGCCCCCAGTGACGCAGATATAAGTGAG CCCAAACGGGTGCGCGAGTCAGTTGCGCAGCCATCGACGTCAGACGCGGAAGCTTCGATCAAC TACGCAGACAGGTACCAAAACAAATGTTCTCGTCACGTGGGCATGAATCTGATGCTGTTTCCC TGCAGACAATGCGAGAGAATGAATCAGAATTCAAATATCTGCTTCACTCACGGACAGAAAGAC TGTTTAGAGTGCTTTCCCGTGTCAGAATCTCAACCCGTTTCTGTCGTCAAAAAGGCGTATCAG AAACTGTGCTACATTCATCATATCATGGGAAAGGTGCCAGACGCTTGCACTGCCTGCGATCTG GTCAATGTGGATTTGGATGACTGCATCTTTGAACAATAAATGATTTAAATCAGGTATGGCTGC CGATGGTTATCTTCCAGATTGGCTCGAGGACACTCTCTCTGA SEQ ID NO: 19 AAV2 Rep proteins coding region with mutated p19 promoter region mut1-2 bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutation in the p19 promoter region ATGCCGGGGTTTTACGAGATTGTGATTAAGGTCCCCAGCGACCTTGACGAGCATCTGCCCGGC ATTTCTGACAGCTTTGTGAACTGGGTGGCCGAGAAGGAATGGGAGTTGCCGCCAGATTCTGAC ATGGATCTGAATCTGATTGAGCAGGCACCCCTGACCGTGGCCGAGAAGCTGCAGCGCGACTTT CTGACGGAATGGCGCCGTGTGAGTAAGGCCCCGGAGGCCCTTTTCTTTGTGCAATTTGAGAAG GGAGAGAGCTACTTCCACATGCACGTGCTCGTGGAAACCACCGGGGTGAAATCCATGGTTTTG GGACGTTTCCTGAGTCAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCG ACTTTGCCAAACTGGTTCGCGGTCACAAAGACCAGAAATGGCGCCGGAGGCGGGAACAAGGTG GTGGATGAGTGCTACATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCAGTGGGCG TGGACTAATATGGAACAGTA C TTAAGCGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTG GCGCAGCATCTGACGCACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAAT TCTGATGCGCCGGTGATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTC GTGGACAAGGGGATTACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGGAGGACCAGGCCTCATACATCTCC TTCAATGCGGCCTCCAACTCGCGGTCCCAAATCAAGGCTGCCTTGGACAATGCGGGAAAGATT ATGAGCCTGACTAAAACCGCCCCCGACTACCTGGTGGGCCAGCAGCCCGTGGAGGACATTTCC AGCAATCGGATTTATAAAATTTTGGAACTAAACGGGTACGATCCCCAATATGCGGCTTCCGTC TTTCTGGGATGGGCCACGAAAAAGTTCGGCAAGAGGAACACCATCTGGCTGTTTGGGCCTGCA ACTACCGGGAAGACCAACATCGCGGAGGCCATAGCCCACACTGTGCCCTTCTACGGGTGCGTA AACTGGACCAATGAGAACTTTCCCTTCAACGACTGTGTCGACAAGATGGTGATCTGGTGGGAG GAGGGGAAGATGACCGCCAAGGTCGTGGAGTCGGCCAAAGCCATTCTCGGAGGAAGCAAGGTG CGCGTGGACCAGAAATGCAAGTCCTCGGCCCAGATAGACCCGACTCCCGTGATCGTCACCTCC AACACCAACATGTGCGCCGTGATTGACGGGAACTCAACGACCTTCGAACACCAGCAGCCGTTG CAAGACCGGATGTTCAAATTTGAACTCACCCGCCGTCTGGATCATGACTTTGGGAAGGTCACC AAGCAGGAAGTCAAAGACTTTTTCCGGTGGGCAAAGGATCACGTGGTTGAGGTGGAGCATGAA TTCTACGTCAAAAAGGGTGGAGCCAAGAAAAGACCCGCCCCCAGTGACGCAGATATAAGTGAG CCCAAACGGGTGCGCGAGTCAGTTGCGCAGCCATCGACGTCAGACGCGGAAGCTTCGATCAAC TACGCAGACAGGTACCAAAACAAATGTTCTCGTCACGTGGGCATGAATCTGATGCTGTTTCCC TGCAGACAATGCGAGAGAATGAATCAGAATTCAAATATCTGCTTCACTCACGGACAGAAAGAC TGTTTAGAGTGCTTTCCCGTGTCAGAATCTCAACCCGTTTCTGTCGTCAAAAAGGCGTATCAG AAACTGTGCTACATTCATCATATCATGGGAAAGGTGCCAGACGCTTGCACTGCCTGCGATCTG GTCAATGTGGATTTGGATGACTGCATCTTTGAACAATAAATGATTTAAATCAGGTATGGCTGC CGATGGTTATCTTCCAGATTGGCTCGAGGACACTCTCTCTGA SEQ ID NO: 20 AAV2 Rep proteins coding region with mutated p19 promoter region mut14 bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutation in the p19 promoter region ATGCCGGGGTTTTACGAGATTGTGATTAAGGTCCCCAGCGACCTTGACGAGCATCTGCCCGGC ATTTCTGACAGCTTTGTGAACTGGGTGGCCGAGAAGGAATGGGAGTTGCCGCCAGATTCTGAC ATGGATCTGAATCTGATTGAGCAGGCACCCCTGACCGTGGCCGAGAAGCTGCAGCGCGACTTT CTGACGGAATGGCGCCGTGTGAGTAAGGCCCCGGAGGCCCTTTTCTTTGTGCAATTTGAGAAG GGAGAGAGCTACTTCCACATGCACGTGCTCGTGGAAACCACCGGGGTGAAATCCATGGTTTTG GGACGTTTCCTGAGTCAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCG ACTTTGCCAAACTGGTTCGCGGTCACAAAGAC DC G B AA C GGCGCCGG G GG D GG H AACAA A GT H GT H GATGAGTGCTACATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCA A TGGGC H TGGAC V AA C ATGGAACAGTATTTAAGCGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTG GCGCAGCATCTGACGCACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAAT TCTGATGCGCCGGTGATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTC GTGGACAAGGGGATTACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGGAGGACCAGGCCTCATACATCTCC TTCAATGCGGCCTCCAACTCGCGGTCCCAAATCAAGGCTGCCTTGGACAATGCGGGAAAGATT ATGAGCCTGACTAAAACCGCCCCCGACTACCTGGTGGGCCAGCAGCCCGTGGAGGACATTTCC AGCAATCGGATTTATAAAATTTTGGAACTAAACGGGTACGATCCCCAATATGCGGCTTCCGTC TTTCTGGGATGGGCCACGAAAAAGTTCGGCAAGAGGAACACCATCTGGCTGTTTGGGCCTGCA ACTACCGGGAAGACCAACATCGCGGAGGCCATAGCCCACACTGTGCCCTTCTACGGGTGCGTA AACTGGACCAATGAGAACTTTCCCTTCAACGACTGTGTCGACAAGATGGTGATCTGGTGGGAG GAGGGGAAGATGACCGCCAAGGTCGTGGAGTCGGCCAAAGCCATTCTCGGAGGAAGCAAGGTG CGCGTGGACCAGAAATGCAAGTCCTCGGCCCAGATAGACCCGACTCCCGTGATCGTCACCTCC AACACCAACATGTGCGCCGTGATTGACGGGAACTCAACGACCTTCGAACACCAGCAGCCGTTG CAAGACCGGATGTTCAAATTTGAACTCACCCGCCGTCTGGATCATGACTTTGGGAAGGTCACC AAGCAGGAAGTCAAAGACTTTTTCCGGTGGGCAAAGGATCACGTGGTTGAGGTGGAGCATGAA TTCTACGTCAAAAAGGGTGGAGCCAAGAAAAGACCCGCCCCCAGTGACGCAGATATAAGTGAG CCCAAACGGGTGCGCGAGTCAGTTGCGCAGCCATCGACGTCAGACGCGGAAGCTTCGATCAAC TACGCAGACAGGTACCAAAACAAATGTTCTCGTCACGTGGGCATGAATCTGATGCTGTTTCCC TGCAGACAATGCGAGAGAATGAATCAGAATTCAAATATCTGCTTCACTCACGGACAGAAAGAC TGTTTAGAGTGCTTTCCCGTGTCAGAATCTCAACCCGTTTCTGTCGTCAAAAAGGCGTATCAG AAACTGTGCTACATTCATCATATCATGGGAAAGGTGCCAGACGCTTGCACTGCCTGCGATCTG GTCAATGTGGATTTGGATGACTGCATCTTTGAACAATAAATGATTTAAATCAGGTATGGCTGC CGATGGTTATCTTCCAGATTGGCTCGAGGACACTCTCTCTGA SEQ ID NO: 21 AAV2 Rep proteins coding region with mutated p19 promoter region mut10 bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutation in the p19 promoter region ATGCCGGGGTTTTACGAGATTGTGATTAAGGTCCCCAGCGACCTTGACGAGCATCTGCCCGGC ATTTCTGACAGCTTTGTGAACTGGGTGGCCGAGAAGGAATGGGAGTTGCCGCCAGATTCTGAC ATGGATCTGAATCTGATTGAGCAGGCACCCCTGACCGTGGCCGAGAAGCTGCAGCGCGACTTT CTGACGGAATGGCGCCGTGTGAGTAAGGCCCCGGAGGCCCTTTTCTTTGTGCAATTTGAGAAG GGAGAGAGCTACTTCCACATGCACGTGCTCGTGGAAACCACCGGGGTGAAATCCATGGTTTTG GGACGTTTCCTGAGTCAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCG ACTTTGCCAAACTGGTTCGCGGTCACAAAGAC DC G B AA C GGCGCCGG G GG D GG H AACAA A GT H GT H GATGAGTGCTACATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCAGTGGGCG TGGACTAATATGGAACAGTATTTAAGCGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTG GCGCAGCATCTGACGCACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAAT TCTGATGCGCCGGTGATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTC GTGGACAAGGGGATTACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGGAGGACCAGGCCTCATACATCTCC TTCAATGCGGCCTCCAACTCGCGGTCCCAAATCAAGGCTGCCTTGGACAATGCGGGAAAGATT ATGAGCCTGACTAAAACCGCCCCCGACTACCTGGTGGGCCAGCAGCCCGTGGAGGACATTTCC AGCAATCGGATTTATAAAATTTTGGAACTAAACGGGTACGATCCCCAATATGCGGCTTCCGTC TTTCTGGGATGGGCCACGAAAAAGTTCGGCAAGAGGAACACCATCTGGCTGTTTGGGCCTGCA ACTACCGGGAAGACCAACATCGCGGAGGCCATAGCCCACACTGTGCCCTTCTACGGGTGCGTA AACTGGACCAATGAGAACTTTCCCTTCAACGACTGTGTCGACAAGATGGTGATCTGGTGGGAG GAGGGGAAGATGACCGCCAAGGTCGTGGAGTCGGCCAAAGCCATTCTCGGAGGAAGCAAGGTG CGCGTGGACCAGAAATGCAAGTCCTCGGCCCAGATAGACCCGACTCCCGTGATCGTCACCTCC AACACCAACATGTGCGCCGTGATTGACGGGAACTCAACGACCTTCGAACACCAGCAGCCGTTG CAAGACCGGATGTTCAAATTTGAACTCACCCGCCGTCTGGATCATGACTTTGGGAAGGTCACC AAGCAGGAAGTCAAAGACTTTTTCCGGTGGGCAAAGGATCACGTGGTTGAGGTGGAGCATGAA TTCTACGTCAAAAAGGGTGGAGCCAAGAAAAGACCCGCCCCCAGTGACGCAGATATAAGTGAG CCCAAACGGGTGCGCGAGTCAGTTGCGCAGCCATCGACGTCAGACGCGGAAGCTTCGATCAAC TACGCAGACAGGTACCAAAACAAATGTTCTCGTCACGTGGGCATGAATCTGATGCTGTTTCCC TGCAGACAATGCGAGAGAATGAATCAGAATTCAAATATCTGCTTCACTCACGGACAGAAAGAC TGTTTAGAGTGCTTTCCCGTGTCAGAATCTCAACCCGTTTCTGTCGTCAAAAAGGCGTATCAG AAACTGTGCTACATTCATCATATCATGGGAAAGGTGCCAGACGCTTGCACTGCCTGCGATCTG GTCAATGTGGATTTGGATGACTGCATCTTTGAACAATAAATGATTTAAATCAGGTATGGCTGC CGATGGTTATCTTCCAGATTGGCTCGAGGACACTCTCTCTGA SEQ ID NO: 22 AAV2 Rep proteins coding region with mutated p19 promoter region mut10-2 bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutation in the p19 promoter region ATGCCGGGGTTTTACGAGATTGTGATTAAGGTCCCCAGCGACCTTGACGAGCATCTGCCCGGC ATTTCTGACAGCTTTGTGAACTGGGTGGCCGAGAAGGAATGGGAGTTGCCGCCAGATTCTGAC ATGGATCTGAATCTGATTGAGCAGGCACCCCTGACCGTGGCCGAGAAGCTGCAGCGCGACTTT CTGACGGAATGGCGCCGTGTGAGTAAGGCCCCGGAGGCCCTTTTCTTTGTGCAATTTGAGAAG GGAGAGAGCTACTTCCACATGCACGTGCTCGTGGAAACCACCGGGGTGAAATCCATGGTTTTG GGACGTTTCCTGAGTCAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCG ACTTTGCCAAACTGGTTCGCGGTCACAAAGACCAGAAATGGCGCCGGAGGCGGGAACAAGGTG GTGGATGAGTGCTACATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCA A TGGGC H TGGAC V AA C ATGGAACAGTA CC T BTCDGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTG GCGCAGCATCTGACGCACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAAT TCTGATGCGCCGGTGATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTC GTGGACAAGGGGATTACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGGAGGACCAGGCCTCATACATCTCC TTCAATGCGGCCTCCAACTCGCGGTCCCAAATCAAGGCTGCCTTGGACAATGCGGGAAAGATT ATGAGCCTGACTAAAACCGCCCCCGACTACCTGGTGGGCCAGCAGCCCGTGGAGGACATTTCC AGCAATCGGATTTATAAAATTTTGGAACTAAACGGGTACGATCCCCAATATGCGGCTTCCGTC TTTCTGGGATGGGCCACGAAAAAGTTCGGCAAGAGGAACACCATCTGGCTGTTTGGGCCTGCA ACTACCGGGAAGACCAACATCGCGGAGGCCATAGCCCACACTGTGCCCTTCTACGGGTGCGTA AACTGGACCAATGAGAACTTTCCCTTCAACGACTGTGTCGACAAGATGGTGATCTGGTGGGAG GAGGGGAAGATGACCGCCAAGGTCGTGGAGTCGGCCAAAGCCATTCTCGGAGGAAGCAAGGTG CGCGTGGACCAGAAATGCAAGTCCTCGGCCCAGATAGACCCGACTCCCGTGATCGTCACCTCC AACACCAACATGTGCGCCGTGATTGACGGGAACTCAACGACCTTCGAACACCAGCAGCCGTTG CAAGACCGGATGTTCAAATTTGAACTCACCCGCCGTCTGGATCATGACTTTGGGAAGGTCACC AAGCAGGAAGTCAAAGACTTTTTCCGGTGGGCAAAGGATCACGTGGTTGAGGTGGAGCATGAA TTCTACGTCAAAAAGGGTGGAGCCAAGAAAAGACCCGCCCCCAGTGACGCAGATATAAGTGAG CCCAAACGGGTGCGCGAGTCAGTTGCGCAGCCATCGACGTCAGACGCGGAAGCTTCGATCAAC TACGCAGACAGGTACCAAAACAAATGTTCTCGTCACGTGGGCATGAATCTGATGCTGTTTCCC TGCAGACAATGCGAGAGAATGAATCAGAATTCAAATATCTGCTTCACTCACGGACAGAAAGAC TGTTTAGAGTGCTTTCCCGTGTCAGAATCTCAACCCGTTTCTGTCGTCAAAAAGGCGTATCAG AAACTGTGCTACATTCATCATATCATGGGAAAGGTGCCAGACGCTTGCACTGCCTGCGATCTG GTCAATGTGGATTTGGATGACTGCATCTTTGAACAATAAATGATTTAAATCAGGTATGGCTGC CGATGGTTATCTTCCAGATTGGCTCGAGGACACTCTCTCTGA SEQ ID NO: 23 AAV2 Rep proteins coding region with mutated p19 promoter region mut3 bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutation in the p19 promoter region ATGCCGGGGTTTTACGAGATTGTGATTAAGGTCCCCAGCGACCTTGACGAGCATCTGCCCGGC ATTTCTGACAGCTTTGTGAACTGGGTGGCCGAGAAGGAATGGGAGTTGCCGCCAGATTCTGAC ATGGATCTGAATCTGATTGAGCAGGCACCCCTGACCGTGGCCGAGAAGCTGCAGCGCGACTTT CTGACGGAATGGCGCCGTGTGAGTAAGGCCCCGGAGGCCCTTTTCTTTGTGCAATTTGAGAAG GGAGAGAGCTACTTCCACATGCACGTGCTCGTGGAAACCACCGGGGTGAAATCCATGGTTTTG GGACGTTTCCTGAGTCAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCG ACTTTGCCAAACTGGTTCGCGGTCACAAAGACCAGAAATGGCGCCGGAGGCGGGAACAAGGTG GTGGATGAGTGCTACATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCAGTGGGCG TGGACTAATATGGAACAGTAT GCB AGCGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTG GCGCAGCATCTGACGCACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAAT TCTGATGCGCCGGTGATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTC GTGGACAAGGGGATTACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGGAGGACCAGGCCTCATACATCTCC TTCAATGCGGCCTCCAACTCGCGGTCCCAAATCAAGGCTGCCTTGGACAATGCGGGAAAGATT ATGAGCCTGACTAAAACCGCCCCCGACTACCTGGTGGGCCAGCAGCCCGTGGAGGACATTTCC AGCAATCGGATTTATAAAATTTTGGAACTAAACGGGTACGATCCCCAATATGCGGCTTCCGTC TTTCTGGGATGGGCCACGAAAAAGTTCGGCAAGAGGAACACCATCTGGCTGTTTGGGCCTGCA ACTACCGGGAAGACCAACATCGCGGAGGCCATAGCCCACACTGTGCCCTTCTACGGGTGCGTA AACTGGACCAATGAGAACTTTCCCTTCAACGACTGTGTCGACAAGATGGTGATCTGGTGGGAG GAGGGGAAGATGACCGCCAAGGTCGTGGAGTCGGCCAAAGCCATTCTCGGAGGAAGCAAGGTG CGCGTGGACCAGAAATGCAAGTCCTCGGCCCAGATAGACCCGACTCCCGTGATCGTCACCTCC AACACCAACATGTGCGCCGTGATTGACGGGAACTCAACGACCTTCGAACACCAGCAGCCGTTG CAAGACCGGATGTTCAAATTTGAACTCACCCGCCGTCTGGATCATGACTTTGGGAAGGTCACC AAGCAGGAAGTCAAAGACTTTTTCCGGTGGGCAAAGGATCACGTGGTTGAGGTGGAGCATGAA TTCTACGTCAAAAAGGGTGGAGCCAAGAAAAGACCCGCCCCCAGTGACGCAGATATAAGTGAG CCCAAACGGGTGCGCGAGTCAGTTGCGCAGCCATCGACGTCAGACGCGGAAGCTTCGATCAAC TACGCAGACAGGTACCAAAACAAATGTTCTCGTCACGTGGGCATGAATCTGATGCTGTTTCCC TGCAGACAATGCGAGAGAATGAATCAGAATTCAAATATCTGCTTCACTCACGGACAGAAAGAC TGTTTAGAGTGCTTTCCCGTGTCAGAATCTCAACCCGTTTCTGTCGTCAAAAAGGCGTATCAG AAACTGTGCTACATTCATCATATCATGGGAAAGGTGCCAGACGCTTGCACTGCCTGCGATCTG GTCAATGTGGATTTGGATGACTGCATCTTTGAACAATAAATGATTTAAATCAGGTATGGCTGC CGATGGTTATCTTCCAGATTGGCTCGAGGACACTCTCTCTGA SEQ ID NO: 24 AAV2 Rep proteins coding region with mutated p19 promoter region mut2-2 bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutation in the p19 promoter region ATGCCGGGGTTTTACGAGATTGTGATTAAGGTCCCCAGCGACCTTGACGAGCATCTGCCCGGC ATTTCTGACAGCTTTGTGAACTGGGTGGCCGAGAAGGAATGGGAGTTGCCGCCAGATTCTGAC ATGGATCTGAATCTGATTGAGCAGGCACCCCTGACCGTGGCCGAGAAGCTGCAGCGCGACTTT CTGACGGAATGGCGCCGTGTGAGTAAGGCCCCGGAGGCCCTTTTCTTTGTGCAATTTGAGAAG GGAGAGAGCTACTTCCACATGCACGTGCTCGTGGAAACCACCGGGGTGAAATCCATGGTTTTG GGACGTTTCCTGAGTCAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCG ACTTTGCCAAACTGGTTCGCGGTCACAAAGACCAGAAATGGCGCCGGAGGCGGGAACAAGGTG GTGGATGAGTGCTACATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCAGTGGG GH TGGACTAATATGGAACAGTATTTAAGCGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTG GCGCAGCATCTGACGCACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAAT TCTGATGCGCCGGTGATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTC GTGGACAAGGGGATTACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGGAGGACCAGGCCTCATACATCTCC TTCAATGCGGCCTCCAACTCGCGGTCCCAAATCAAGGCTGCCTTGGACAATGCGGGAAAGATT ATGAGCCTGACTAAAACCGCCCCCGACTACCTGGTGGGCCAGCAGCCCGTGGAGGACATTTCC AGCAATCGGATTTATAAAATTTTGGAACTAAACGGGTACGATCCCCAATATGCGGCTTCCGTC TTTCTGGGATGGGCCACGAAAAAGTTCGGCAAGAGGAACACCATCTGGCTGTTTGGGCCTGCA ACTACCGGGAAGACCAACATCGCGGAGGCCATAGCCCACACTGTGCCCTTCTACGGGTGCGTA AACTGGACCAATGAGAACTTTCCCTTCAACGACTGTGTCGACAAGATGGTGATCTGGTGGGAG GAGGGGAAGATGACCGCCAAGGTCGTGGAGTCGGCCAAAGCCATTCTCGGAGGAAGCAAGGTG CGCGTGGACCAGAAATGCAAGTCCTCGGCCCAGATAGACCCGACTCCCGTGATCGTCACCTCC AACACCAACATGTGCGCCGTGATTGACGGGAACTCAACGACCTTCGAACACCAGCAGCCGTTG CAAGACCGGATGTTCAAATTTGAACTCACCCGCCGTCTGGATCATGACTTTGGGAAGGTCACC AAGCAGGAAGTCAAAGACTTTTTCCGGTGGGCAAAGGATCACGTGGTTGAGGTGGAGCATGAA TTCTACGTCAAAAAGGGTGGAGCCAAGAAAAGACCCGCCCCCAGTGACGCAGATATAAGTGAG CCCAAACGGGTGCGCGAGTCAGTTGCGCAGCCATCGACGTCAGACGCGGAAGCTTCGATCAAC TACGCAGACAGGTACCAAAACAAATGTTCTCGTCACGTGGGCATGAATCTGATGCTGTTTCCC TGCAGACAATGCGAGAGAATGAATCAGAATTCAAATATCTGCTTCACTCACGGACAGAAAGAC TGTTTAGAGTGCTTTCCCGTGTCAGAATCTCAACCCGTTTCTGTCGTCAAAAAGGCGTATCAG AAACTGTGCTACATTCATCATATCATGGGAAAGGTGCCAGACGCTTGCACTGCCTGCGATCTG GTCAATGTGGATTTGGATGACTGCATCTTTGAACAATAAATGATTTAAATCAGGTATGGCTGC CGATGGTTATCTTCCAGATTGGCTCGAGGACACTCTCTCTGA SEQ ID NO: 25 AAV2 Rep proteins coding region with mutated p19 promoter region mut2-3 bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutation in the p19 promoter region ATGCCGGGGTTTTACGAGATTGTGATTAAGGTCCCCAGCGACCTTGACGAGCATCTGCCCGGC ATTTCTGACAGCTTTGTGAACTGGGTGGCCGAGAAGGAATGGGAGTTGCCGCCAGATTCTGAC ATGGATCTGAATCTGATTGAGCAGGCACCCCTGACCGTGGCCGAGAAGCTGCAGCGCGACTTT CTGACGGAATGGCGCCGTGTGAGTAAGGCCCCGGAGGCCCTTTTCTTTGTGCAATTTGAGAAG GGAGAGAGCTACTTCCACATGCACGTGCTCGTGGAAACCACCGGGGTGAAATCCATGGTTTTG GGACGTTTCCTGAGTCAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCG ACTTTGCCAAACTGGTTCGCGGTCACAAAGACCAGAAATGGCGCCGGAGGCGGGAACAAGGTG GTGGATGAGTGCTACATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCAGTGGGCG TGGACTAATATGGAACAGTAT C T B AGCGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTG GCGCAGCATCTGACGCACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAAT TCTGATGCGCCGGTGATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTC GTGGACAAGGGGATTACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGGAGGACCAGGCCTCATACATCTCC TTCAATGCGGCCTCCAACTCGCGGTCCCAAATCAAGGCTGCCTTGGACAATGCGGGAAAGATT ATGAGCCTGACTAAAACCGCCCCCGACTACCTGGTGGGCCAGCAGCCCGTGGAGGACATTTCC AGCAATCGGATTTATAAAATTTTGGAACTAAACGGGTACGATCCCCAATATGCGGCTTCCGTC TTTCTGGGATGGGCCACGAAAAAGTTCGGCAAGAGGAACACCATCTGGCTGTTTGGGCCTGCA ACTACCGGGAAGACCAACATCGCGGAGGCCATAGCCCACACTGTGCCCTTCTACGGGTGCGTA AACTGGACCAATGAGAACTTTCCCTTCAACGACTGTGTCGACAAGATGGTGATCTGGTGGGAG GAGGGGAAGATGACCGCCAAGGTCGTGGAGTCGGCCAAAGCCATTCTCGGAGGAAGCAAGGTG CGCGTGGACCAGAAATGCAAGTCCTCGGCCCAGATAGACCCGACTCCCGTGATCGTCACCTCC AACACCAACATGTGCGCCGTGATTGACGGGAACTCAACGACCTTCGAACACCAGCAGCCGTTG CAAGACCGGATGTTCAAATTTGAACTCACCCGCCGTCTGGATCATGACTTTGGGAAGGTCACC AAGCAGGAAGTCAAAGACTTTTTCCGGTGGGCAAAGGATCACGTGGTTGAGGTGGAGCATGAA TTCTACGTCAAAAAGGGTGGAGCCAAGAAAAGACCCGCCCCCAGTGACGCAGATATAAGTGAG CCCAAACGGGTGCGCGAGTCAGTTGCGCAGCCATCGACGTCAGACGCGGAAGCTTCGATCAAC TACGCAGACAGGTACCAAAACAAATGTTCTCGTCACGTGGGCATGAATCTGATGCTGTTTCCC TGCAGACAATGCGAGAGAATGAATCAGAATTCAAATATCTGCTTCACTCACGGACAGAAAGAC TGTTTAGAGTGCTTTCCCGTGTCAGAATCTCAACCCGTTTCTGTCGTCAAAAAGGCGTATCAG AAACTGTGCTACATTCATCATATCATGGGAAAGGTGCCAGACGCTTGCACTGCCTGCGATCTG GTCAATGTGGATTTGGATGACTGCATCTTTGAACAATAAATGATTTAAATCAGGTATGGCTGC CGATGGTTATCTTCCAGATTGGCTCGAGGACACTCTCTCTGA SEQ ID NO: 26 AAV2 Rep proteins coding region with mutated p19 promoter region mut1-3 bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutation in the p19 promoter region ATGCCGGGGTTTTACGAGATTGTGATTAAGGTCCCCAGCGACCTTGACGAGCATCTGCCCGGC ATTTCTGACAGCTTTGTGAACTGGGTGGCCGAGAAGGAATGGGAGTTGCCGCCAGATTCTGAC ATGGATCTGAATCTGATTGAGCAGGCACCCCTGACCGTGGCCGAGAAGCTGCAGCGCGACTTT CTGACGGAATGGCGCCGTGTGAGTAAGGCCCCGGAGGCCCTTTTCTTTGTGCAATTTGAGAAG GGAGAGAGCTACTTCCACATGCACGTGCTCGTGGAAACCACCGGGGTGAAATCCATGGTTTTG GGACGTTTCCTGAGTCAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCG ACTTTGCCAAACTGGTTCGCGGTCACAAAGACCAGAAATGGCGCCGGAGGCGGGAACAAGGTG GTGGATGAGTGCTACATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCAGTGGGCG TGGACTAATATGGAACAGTAT C TAAGCGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTG GCGCAGCATCTGACGCACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAAT TCTGATGCGCCGGTGATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTC GTGGACAAGGGGATTACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGGAGGACCAGGCCTCATACATCTCC TTCAATGCGGCCTCCAACTCGCGGTCCCAAATCAAGGCTGCCTTGGACAATGCGGGAAAGATT ATGAGCCTGACTAAAACCGCCCCCGACTACCTGGTGGGCCAGCAGCCCGTGGAGGACATTTCC AGCAATCGGATTTATAAAATTTTGGAACTAAACGGGTACGATCCCCAATATGCGGCTTCCGTC TTTCTGGGATGGGCCACGAAAAAGTTCGGCAAGAGGAACACCATCTGGCTGTTTGGGCCTGCA ACTACCGGGAAGACCAACATCGCGGAGGCCATAGCCCACACTGTGCCCTTCTACGGGTGCGTA AACTGGACCAATGAGAACTTTCCCTTCAACGACTGTGTCGACAAGATGGTGATCTGGTGGGAG GAGGGGAAGATGACCGCCAAGGTCGTGGAGTCGGCCAAAGCCATTCTCGGAGGAAGCAAGGTG CGCGTGGACCAGAAATGCAAGTCCTCGGCCCAGATAGACCCGACTCCCGTGATCGTCACCTCC AACACCAACATGTGCGCCGTGATTGACGGGAACTCAACGACCTTCGAACACCAGCAGCCGTTG CAAGACCGGATGTTCAAATTTGAACTCACCCGCCGTCTGGATCATGACTTTGGGAAGGTCACC AAGCAGGAAGTCAAAGACTTTTTCCGGTGGGCAAAGGATCACGTGGTTGAGGTGGAGCATGAA TTCTACGTCAAAAAGGGTGGAGCCAAGAAAAGACCCGCCCCCAGTGACGCAGATATAAGTGAG CCCAAACGGGTGCGCGAGTCAGTTGCGCAGCCATCGACGTCAGACGCGGAAGCTTCGATCAAC TACGCAGACAGGTACCAAAACAAATGTTCTCGTCACGTGGGCATGAATCTGATGCTGTTTCCC TGCAGACAATGCGAGAGAATGAATCAGAATTCAAATATCTGCTTCACTCACGGACAGAAAGAC TGTTTAGAGTGCTTTCCCGTGTCAGAATCTCAACCCGTTTCTGTCGTCAAAAAGGCGTATCAG AAACTGTGCTACATTCATCATATCATGGGAAAGGTGCCAGACGCTTGCACTGCCTGCGATCTG GTCAATGTGGATTTGGATGACTGCATCTTTGAACAATAAATGATTTAAATCAGGTATGGCTGC CGATGGTTATCTTCCAGATTGGCTCGAGGACACTCTCTCTGA SEQ ID NO: 27 AAV2 Rep proteins coding region with mutated p19 promoter region mut5-2 bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutation in the p19 promoter region ATGCCGGGGTTTTACGAGATTGTGATTAAGGTCCCCAGCGACCTTGACGAGCATCTGCCCGGC ATTTCTGACAGCTTTGTGAACTGGGTGGCCGAGAAGGAATGGGAGTTGCCGCCAGATTCTGAC ATGGATCTGAATCTGATTGAGCAGGCACCCCTGACCGTGGCCGAGAAGCTGCAGCGCGACTTT CTGACGGAATGGCGCCGTGTGAGTAAGGCCCCGGAGGCCCTTTTCTTTGTGCAATTTGAGAAG GGAGAGAGCTACTTCCACATGCACGTGCTCGTGGAAACCACCGGGGTGAAATCCATGGTTTTG GGACGTTTCCTGAGTCAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCG ACTTTGCCAAACTGGTTCGCGGTCACAAAGACCAGAAATGGCGCCGGAGGCGGGAACAAGGTG GTGGATGAGTGCTACATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCAGTGGGCG TGGACTAATATGGAACAGTA CC T BTCCGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTG GCGCAGCATCTGACGCACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAAT TCTGATGCGCCGGTGATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTC GTGGACAAGGGGATTACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGGAGGACCAGGCCTCATACATCTCC TTCAATGCGGCCTCCAACTCGCGGTCCCAAATCAAGGCTGCCTTGGACAATGCGGGAAAGATT ATGAGCCTGACTAAAACCGCCCCCGACTACCTGGTGGGCCAGCAGCCCGTGGAGGACATTTCC AGCAATCGGATTTATAAAATTTTGGAACTAAACGGGTACGATCCCCAATATGCGGCTTCCGTC TTTCTGGGATGGGCCACGAAAAAGTTCGGCAAGAGGAACACCATCTGGCTGTTTGGGCCTGCA ACTACCGGGAAGACCAACATCGCGGAGGCCATAGCCCACACTGTGCCCTTCTACGGGTGCGTA AACTGGACCAATGAGAACTTTCCCTTCAACGACTGTGTCGACAAGATGGTGATCTGGTGGGAG GAGGGGAAGATGACCGCCAAGGTCGTGGAGTCGGCCAAAGCCATTCTCGGAGGAAGCAAGGTG CGCGTGGACCAGAAATGCAAGTCCTCGGCCCAGATAGACCCGACTCCCGTGATCGTCACCTCC AACACCAACATGTGCGCCGTGATTGACGGGAACTCAACGACCTTCGAACACCAGCAGCCGTTG CAAGACCGGATGTTCAAATTTGAACTCACCCGCCGTCTGGATCATGACTTTGGGAAGGTCACC AAGCAGGAAGTCAAAGACTTTTTCCGGTGGGCAAAGGATCACGTGGTTGAGGTGGAGCATGAA TTCTACGTCAAAAAGGGTGGAGCCAAGAAAAGACCCGCCCCCAGTGACGCAGATATAAGTGAG CCCAAACGGGTGCGCGAGTCAGTTGCGCAGCCATCGACGTCAGACGCGGAAGCTTCGATCAAC TACGCAGACAGGTACCAAAACAAATGTTCTCGTCACGTGGGCATGAATCTGATGCTGTTTCCC TGCAGACAATGCGAGAGAATGAATCAGAATTCAAATATCTGCTTCACTCACGGACAGAAAGAC TGTTTAGAGTGCTTTCCCGTGTCAGAATCTCAACCCGTTTCTGTCGTCAAAAAGGCGTATCAG AAACTGTGCTACATTCATCATATCATGGGAAAGGTGCCAGACGCTTGCACTGCCTGCGATCTG GTCAATGTGGATTTGGATGACTGCATCTTTGAACAATAAATGATTTAAATCAGGTATGGCTGC CGATGGTTATCTTCCAGATTGGCTCGAGGACACTCTCTCTGA SEQ ID NO: 28 AAV2 Rep proteins coding region with mutated p19 promoter region mut20 bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutation in the p19 promoter region ATGCCGGGGTTTTACGAGATTGTGATTAAGGTCCCCAGCGACCTTGACGAGCATCTGCCCGGC ATTTCTGACAGCTTTGTGAACTGGGTGGCCGAGAAGGAATGGGAGTTGCCGCCAGATTCTGAC ATGGATCTGAATCTGATTGAGCAGGCACCCCTGACCGTGGCCGAGAAGCTGCAGCGCGACTTT CTGACGGAATGGCGCCGTGTGAGTAAGGCCCCGGAGGCCCTTTTCTTTGTGCAATTTGAGAAG GGAGAGAGCTACTTCCACATGCACGTGCTCGTGGAAACCACCGGGGTGAAATCCATGGTTTTG GGACGTTTCCTGAGTCAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCG ACTTTGCCAAACTGGTTCGCGGTCACAAAGAC DC G B AA C GGCGCCGGG G G D GG H AACAA A GT H GT H GATGAGTGCTACATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCA A TGGGC H TGGAC V AA C ATGGAACAGTA CC T BTCDGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTG GCGCAGCATCTGACGCACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAAT TCTGATGCGCCGGTGATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTC GTGGACAAGGGGATTACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGGAGGACCAGGCCTCATACATCTCC TTCAATGCGGCCTCCAACTCGCGGTCCCAAATCAAGGCTGCCTTGGACAATGCGGGAAAGATT ATGAGCCTGACTAAAACCGCCCCCGACTACCTGGTGGGCCAGCAGCCCGTGGAGGACATTTCC AGCAATCGGATTTATAAAATTTTGGAACTAAACGGGTACGATCCCCAATATGCGGCTTCCGTC TTTCTGGGATGGGCCACGAAAAAGTTCGGCAAGAGGAACACCATCTGGCTGTTTGGGCCTGCA ACTACCGGGAAGACCAACATCGCGGAGGCCATAGCCCACACTGTGCCCTTCTACGGGTGCGTA AACTGGACCAATGAGAACTTTCCCTTCAACGACTGTGTCGACAAGATGGTGATCTGGTGGGAG GAGGGGAAGATGACCGCCAAGGTCGTGGAGTCGGCCAAAGCCATTCTCGGAGGAAGCAAGGTG CGCGTGGACCAGAAATGCAAGTCCTCGGCCCAGATAGACCCGACTCCCGTGATCGTCACCTCC AACACCAACATGTGCGCCGTGATTGACGGGAACTCAACGACCTTCGAACACCAGCAGCCGTTG CAAGACCGGATGTTCAAATTTGAACTCACCCGCCGTCTGGATCATGACTTTGGGAAGGTCACC AAGCAGGAAGTCAAAGACTTTTTCCGGTGGGCAAAGGATCACGTGGTTGAGGTGGAGCATGAA TTCTACGTCAAAAAGGGTGGAGCCAAGAAAAGACCCGCCCCCAGTGACGCAGATATAAGTGAG CCCAAACGGGTGCGCGAGTCAGTTGCGCAGCCATCGACGTCAGACGCGGAAGCTTCGATCAAC TACGCAGACAGGTACCAAAACAAATGTTCTCGTCACGTGGGCATGAATCTGATGCTGTTTCCC TGCAGACAATGCGAGAGAATGAATCAGAATTCAAATATCTGCTTCACTCACGGACAGAAAGAC TGTTTAGAGTGCTTTCCCGTGTCAGAATCTCAACCCGTTTCTGTCGTCAAAAAGGCGTATCAG AAACTGTGCTACATTCATCATATCATGGGAAAGGTGCCAGACGCTTGCACTGCCTGCGATCTG GTCAATGTGGATTTGGATGACTGCATCTTTGAACAATAAATGATTTAAATCAGGTATGGCTGC CGATGGTTATCTTCCAGATTGGCTCGAGGACACTCTCTCTGA SEQ ID NO: 29 Synthetic AAV2 rep locus bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: Hpal restriction sites GTTAACTGACGTGAATTACGTCATAGGGTTAGGGAGGTCCTGTATTAGAGGTCACGTGAGTGT TTTGCGACATTTTGCGACACCATGTGGTCACGCTGGGTATTTAAGCCCGAGTGAGCACGCAGG GTCTCCATTTTGAAGCGGGAGGTTTGAACGCGCAGCCGCCATGCCGGGGTTTTACGAGATTGT GATTAAGGTCCCCAGCGACCTTGACGAGCATCTGCCCGGCATTTCTGACAGCTTTGTGAACTG GGTGGCCGAGAAGGAATGGGAGTTGCCGCCAGATTCTGACATGGATCTGAATCTGATTGAGCA GGCACCCCTGACCGTGGCCGAGAAGCTGCAGCGCGACTTTCTGACGGAATGGCGCCGTGTGAG TAAGGCCCCGGAGGCCCTTTTCTTTGTGCAATTTGAGAAGGGAGAGAGCTACTTCCACATGCA CGTGCTCGTGGAAACCACCGGGGTGAAATCCATGGTTTTGGGACGTTTCCTGAGTCAGATTCG CGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCGACTTTGCCAAACTGGTTCGCGGT CACAAAGACCAGAAATGGCGCCGGAGGCGGGAACAAGGTGGTGGATGAGTGCTACATCCCCAA TTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCAGTGGGCGTGGACTAATATGGAACAGTATTT AAGCGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTGGCGCAGCATCTGACGCACGTGTC GCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAATTCTGATGCGCCGGTGATCAGATC AAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTCGTGGACAAGGGGATTACCTCGGA GAAGCAGTGGATCCAGGAGGACCAGGCCTCATACATCTCCTTCAATGCGGCCTCCAACTCGCG GTCCCAAATCAAGGCTGCCTTGGACAATGCGGGAAAGATTATGAGCCTGACTAAAACCGCCCC CGACTACCTGGTGGGCCAGCAGCCCGTGGAGGACATTTCCAGCAATCGGATTTATAAAATTTT GGAACTAAACGGGTACGATCCCCAATATGCGGCTTCCGTCTTTCTGGGATGGGCCACGAAAAA GTTCGGCAAGAGGAACACCATCTGGCTGTTTGGGCCTGCAACTACCGGGAAGACCAACATCGC GGAGGCCATAGCCCACACTGTGCCCTTCTACGGGTGCGTAAACTGGACCAATGAGAACTTTCC CTTCAACGACTGTGTCGACAAGATGGTGATCTGGTGGGAGGAGGGGAAGATGACCGCCAAGGT CGTGGAGTCGGCCAAAGCCATTCTCGGAGGAAGCAAGGTGCGCGTGGACCAGAAATGCAAGTC CTCGGCCCAGATAGACCCGACTCCCGTGATCGTCACCTCCAACACCAACATGTGCGCCGTGAT TGACGGGAACTCAACGACCTTCGAACACCAGCAGCCGTTGCAAGACCGGATGTTCAAATTTGA ACTCACCCGCCGTCTGGATCATGACTTTGGGAAGGTCACCAAGCAGGAAGTCAAAGACTTTTT CCGGTGGGCAAAGGATCACGTGGTTGAGGTGGAGCATGAATTCTACGTCAAAAAGGGTGGAGC CAAGAAAAGACCCGCCCCCAGTGACGCAGATATAAGTGAGCCCAAACGGGTGCGCGAGTCAGT TGCGCAGCCATCGACGTCAGACGCGGAAGCTTCGATCAACTACGCAGACAGGTACCAAAACAA ATGTTCTCGTCACGTGGGCATGAATCTGATGCTGTTTCCCTGCAGACAATGCGAGAGAATGAA TCAGAATTCAAATATCTGCTTCACTCACGGACAGAAAGACTGTTTAGAGTGCTTTCCCGTGTC AGAATCTCAACCCGTTTCTGTCGTCAAAAAGGCGTATCAGAAACTGTGCTACATTCATCATAT CATGGGAAAGGTGCCAGACGCTTGCACTGCCTGCGATCTGGTCAATGTGGATTTGGATGACTG CATCTTTGAACAATAAATGATTTAAATCAGGTATGGCTGCCGATGGTTATCTTCCAGATTGGC TCGAGGACACTCTCTCTGAAGGAATAAGACAGTGGTGGAAGCTCAAACCTGGCCCACCACCAC CAAAGCCCGCAGAGCGGCATAAGGACGACAGCAGGGGTTAAC SEQ ID NO: 30 Inducible expression construct for AAV2 Rep proteins GTTTACTCCCTATCAGTGATAGAGAACGTATGAAGAGTTTACTCCCTATCAGTGATAGAGAAC GTATGCAGACTTTACTCCCTATCAGTGATAGAGAACGTATAAGGAGTTTACTCCCTATCAGTG ATAGAGAACGTATGACCAGTTTACTCCCTATCAGTGATAGAGAACGTATCTACAGTTTACTCC CTATCAGTGATAGAGAACGTATATCCAGTTTACTCCCTATCAGTGATAGAGAACGTATAAGCT TTAGGCGTGTACGGTGGGCGCCTATAAAAGCAGAGCTCGTTTAGTGAACCGTCAGATCGCCTG GAGCAATTCCACAACACTTTTGTCTTATACCAACTTTCCGTACCACTTCCTACCCTCGTAAAG TCGACACCGGGGCCCAGATCTATCGATCGGCCGGATAACGCCACCATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGG CTCGTGGACAAGGGGATTACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGGAGGACCAGGCCTCATACATC TCCTTCAATGCGGCCTCCAACTCGCGGTCCCAAATCAAGGCTGCCTTGGACAATGCGGGAAAG ATTATGAGCCTGACTAAAACCGCCCCCGACTACCTGGTGGGCCAGCAGCCCGTGGAGGACATT TCCAGCAATCGGATTTATAAAATTTTGGAACTAAACGGGTACGATCCCCAATATGCGGCTTCC GTCTTTCTGGGATGGGCCACGAAAAAGTTCGGCAAGAGGAACACCATCTGGCTGTTTGGGCCT GCAACTACCGGGAAGACCAACATCGCGGAGGCCATAGCCCACACTGTGCCCTTCTACGGGTGC GTAAACTGGACCAATGAGAACTTTCCCTTCAACGACTGTGTCGACAAGATGGTGATCTGGTGG GAGGAGGGGAAGATGACCGCCAAGGTCGTGGAGTCGGCCAAAGCCATTCTCGGAGGAAGCAAG GTGCGCGTGGACCAGAAATGCAAGTCCTCGGCCCAGATAGACCCGACTCCCGTGATCGTCACC TCCAACACCAACATGTGCGCCGTGATTGACGGGAACTCAACGACCTTCGAACACCAGCAGCCG TTGCAAGACCGGATGTTCAAATTTGAACTCACCCGCCGTCTGGATCATGACTTTGGGAAGGTC ACCAAGCAGGAAGTCAAAGACTTTTTCCGGTGGGCAAAGGATCACGTGGTTGAGGTGGAGCAT GAATTCTACGTCAAAAAGGGTGGAGCCAAGAAAAGACCCGCCCCCAGTGACGCAGATATAAGT GAGCCCAAACGGGTGCGCGAGTCAGTTGCGCAGCCATCGACGTCAGACGCGGAAGCTTCGATC AACTACGCAGACAGGTACCAAAACAAATGTTCTCGTCACGTGGGCATGAATCTGATGCTGTTT CCCTGCAGACAATGCGAGAGAATGAATCAGAATTCAAATATCTGCTTCACTCACGGACAGAAA GACTGTTTAGAGTGCTTTCCCGTGTCAGAATCTCAACCCGTTTCTGTCGTCAAAAAGGCGTAT CAGAAACTGTGCTACATTCATCATATCATGGGAAAGGTGCCAGACGCTTGCACTGCCTGCGAT CTGGTCAATGTGGATTTGGATGACTGCATCTTTGAACAATAAATGATTTAAATCAGGTATGGC TGCCGATGGTTATCTTCCAGATTGGCTCGAGGACACTCTCTCTGAGATAACTGAGGGATAGAA TTCCGCCCCCCCCCCCTAACGTTACTGGCCGAAGCCGCTTGGAATAAGGCCGGTGTGCGTTTG TCTATATGTTATTTTCCACCATATTGCCGTCTTTTGGCAATGTGAGGGCCCGGAAACCTGGCC CTGTCTTCTTGACGAGCATTCCTAGGGGTCTTTCCCCTCTCGCCAAAGGAATGCAAGGTCTGT TGAATGTCGTGAAGGAAGCAGTTCCTCTGGAAGCTTCTTGAAGACAAACAACGTCTGTAGCGA CCCTTTGCAGGCAGCGGAACCCCCCACCTGGCGACAGGTGCCTCTGCGGCCAAAAGCCACGTG TATAAGATACACCTGCAAAGGCGGCACAACCCCAGTGCCACGTTGTGAGTTGGATAGTTGTGG AAAGAGTCAAATGGCTCTCCTCAAGCGTATTCAACAAGGGGCTGAAGGATGCCCAGAAGGTAC CCCATTGTATGGGATCTGATCTGGGGCCTCGGTGCACATGCTTTACATGTGTTTAGTCGAGGT TAAAAAAACGTCTAGGCCCCCCGAACCACGGGGACGTGGTTTTCCTTTGAAAAACACGATGAT AATAGTTATCGCCGCCATGCCGGGGTTTTACGAGATTGTGATTAAGGTCCCCAGCGACCTTGA CGAGCATCTGCCCGGCATTTCTGACAGCTTTGTGAACTGGGTGGCCGAGAAGGAATGGGAGTT GCCGCCAGATTCTGACATGGATCTGAATCTGATTGAGCAGGCACCCCTGACCGTGGCCGAGAA GCTGCAGCGCGACTTTCTGACGGAATGGCGCCGTGTGAGTAAGGCCCCGGAGGCCCTTTTCTT TGTGCAATTTGAGAAGGGAGAGAGCTACTTCCACATGCACGTGCTCGTGGAAACCACCGGGGT GAAATCCATGGTTTTGGGACGTTTCCTGAGTCAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTA CCGCGGGATCGAGCCGACTTTGCCAAACTGGTTCGCGGTCACAAAGACACGGAACGGCGCCGG GGGAGGCAACAAAGTCGTCGATGAGTGCTACATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCC TGAGCTCCAATGGGCTTGGACCAACATGGAACAGTACTTGTCGGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGA GCGTAAACGGTTGGTGGCGCAGCATCTGACGCACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGA GAATCAGAATCCCAATTCTGATGCGCCGGTGATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGA GCTGGTCGGGTGGCTCGTGGACAAGGGGATTACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGGAGGACCA GGCCTCATACATCTCCTTCAATGCGGCCTCCAACTCGCGGTCCCAAATCAAGGCTGCCTTGGA CAATGCGGGAAAGATTATGAGCCTGACTAAAACCGCCCCCGACTACCTGGTGGGCCAGCAGCC CGTGGAGGACATTTCCAGCAATCGGATTTATAAAATTTTGGAACTAAACGGGTACGATCCCCA ATATGCGGCTTCCGTCTTTCTGGGATGGGCCACGAAAAAGTTCGGCAAGAGGAACACCATCTG GCTGTTTGGGCCTGCAACTACCGGGAAGACCAACATCGCGGAGGCCATAGCCCACACTGTGCC CTTCTACGGGTGCGTAAACTGGACCAATGAGAACTTTCCCTTCAACGACTGTGTCGACAAGAT GGTGATCTGGTGGGAGGAGGGGAAGATGACCGCCAAGGTCGTGGAGTCGGCCAAAGCCATTCT CGGAGGAAGCAAGGTGCGCGTGGACCAGAAATGCAAGTCCTCGGCCCAGATAGACCCGACTCC CGTGATCGTCACCTCCAACACCAACATGTGCGCCGTGATTGACGGGAACTCAACGACCTTCGA ACACCAGCAGCCGTTGCAAGACCGGATGTTCAAATTTGAACTCACCCGCCGTCTGGATCATGA CTTTGGGAAGGTCACCAAGCAGGAAGTCAAAGACTTTTTCCGGTGGGCAAAGGATCACGTGGT TGAGGTGGAGCATGAATTCTACGTCAAAAAGGGTGGAGCCAAGAAAAGACCCGCCCCCAGTGA CGCAGATATAAGTGAGCCCAAACGGGTGCGCGAGTCAGTTGCGCAGCCATCGACGTCAGACGC GGAAGCTTCGATCAACTACGCAGACAGGTACCAAAACAAATGTTCTCGTCACGTGGGCATGAA TCTGATGCTGTTTCCCTGCAGACAATGCGAGAGAATGAATCAGAATTCAAATATCTGCTTCAC TCACGGACAGAAAGACTGTTTAGAGTGCTTTCCCGTGTCAGAATCTCAACCCGTTTCTGTCGT CAAAAAGGCGTATCAGAAACTGTGCTACATTCATCATATCATGGGAAAGGTGCCAGACGCTTG CACTGCCTGCGATCTGGTCAATGTGGATTTGGATGACTGCATCTTTGAACAATAAATGATTTA AATCAGGTATGGCTGCCGATGGTTATCTTCCAGATTGGCTCGAGGACACTCTCTCTGAGTTAT CATTTAAATGGCGCGCCCACGTGGGTACCGCGGCCGCGGGGATCCAGACATGATAAGATACAT TGATGAGTTTGGACAAACCACAACTAGAATGCAGTGAAAAAAATGCTTTATTTGTGAAATTTG TGATGCTATTGCTTTATTTGTAACCATTATAAGCTGCAATAAACAAGTTAACAACAACAATTG CATTCATTTTATGTTTCAGGTTCAGGGGGAGGTGTGGGAGGTTTTTTCGGATCCTCTAGAGTC GACCTGCAGGCA SEQ ID NO: 31 CMV forward primer AAATGGCCCGCCTGGCATTATG SEQ ID NO: 32 CMV reverse primer AAACCGCTATCCACGCCCATTG SEQ ID NO: 33 CMV probe ACATGACCTTATGGGACTTTCCTACTTGGCAGTACATC SEQ ID NO: 34 AAV2 mutated p19 promoter region L (SP1 -50) bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutations in the p19 promoter region CAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCGACTTTGCCAAACTGG TTCGCGGTCACAAAGACCAGAAATGGCGCCGGAGGCGGGAACAAGGTGGTGGATGAGTGCTAC ATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCA A TGGGC H TGGACTAATATGGAA CAGTATTTAAGCGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTGGCGCAGCATCTGACG CACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAATTCTGATGCGCCGGTG ATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTCGTGGACAAGGGGATT ACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGG SEQ ID NO: 35 AAV2 mutated p19 promoter region M (TATA -20) bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutations in the p19 promoter region CAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCGACTTTGCCAAACTGG TTCGCGGTCACAAAGACCAGAAATGGCGCCGGAGGCGGGAACAAGGTGGTGGATGAGTGCTAC ATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCAGTGGGCGTGGAC V AA C ATGGAA CAGTATTTAAGCGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTGGCGCAGCATCTGACG CACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAATTCTGATGCGCCGGTG ATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTCGTGGACAAGGGGATT ACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGG SEQ ID NO: 36 AAV2 mutated p19 promoter region N (SP1 -50 1) bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutations in the p19 promoter region CAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCGACTTTGCCAAACTGG TTCGCGGTCACAAAGACCAGAAATGGCGCCGGAGGCGGGAACAAGGTGGTGGATGAGTGCTAC ATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCA A TGGGCGTGGACTAATATGGAA CAGTATTTAAGCGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTGGCGCAGCATCTGACG CACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAATTCTGATGCGCCGGTG ATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTCGTGGACAAGGGGATT ACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGG SEQ ID NO: 37 AAV2 mutated p19 promoter region O (SP1 -50 2) bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutations in the p19 promoter region CAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCGACTTTGCCAAACTGG TTCGCGGTCACAAAGACCAGAAATGGCGCCGGAGGCGGGAACAAGGTGGTGGATGAGTGCTAC ATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCAGTGGGC H TGGACTAATATGGAA CAGTATTTAAGCGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTGGCGCAGCATCTGACG CACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAATTCTGATGCGCCGGTG ATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTCGTGGACAAGGGGATT ACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGG SEQ ID NO: 38 AAV2 mutated p19 promoter region P (TATA -20 1) bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutations in the p19 promoter region CAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCGACTTTGCCAAACTGG TTCGCGGTCACAAAGACCAGAAATGGCGCCGGAGGCGGGAACAAGGTGGTGGATGAGTGCTAC ATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCAGTGGGCGTGGAC V AATATGGAA CAGTATTTAAGCGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTGGCGCAGCATCTGACG CACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAATTCTGATGCGCCGGTG ATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTCGTGGACAAGGGGATT ACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGG SEQ ID NO: 39 AAV2 mutated p19 promoter region Q (TATA -20 2) bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutations in the p19 promoter region CAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCGACTTTGCCAAACTGG TTCGCGGTCACAAAGACCAGAAATGGCGCCGGAGGCGGGAACAAGGTGGTGGATGAGTGCTAC ATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCAGTGGGCGTGGACTAA C ATGGAA CAGTATTTAAGCGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTGGCGCAGCATCTGACG CACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAATTCTGATGCGCCGGTG ATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTCGTGGACAAGGGGATT ACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGG SEQ ID NO: 40 AAV2 mutated p19 promoter region R (SP1 -50 & TATA -35) bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutations in the p19 promoter region CAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCGACTTTGCCAAACTGG TTCGCGGTCACAAAGACCAGAAATGGCGCCGGAGGCGGGAACAAGGTGGTGGATGAGTGCTAC ATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCA A TGGGC H TGGAC V AA C ATGGAA CAGTATTTAAGCGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTGGCGCAGCATCTGACG CACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAATTCTGATGCGCCGGTG ATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTCGTGGACAAGGGGATT ACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGG SEQ ID NO: 41 AAV2 mutated p19 promoter region S (SP1 -50 & TATA -20) bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutations in the p19 promoter region CAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCGACTTTGCCAAACTGG TTCGCGGTCACAAAGACCAGAAATGGCGCCGGAGGCGGGAACAAGGTGGTGGATGAGTGCTAC ATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCA A TGGGC H TGGACTAATATGGAA CAGTA CC T BTCDGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTGGCGCAGCATCTGACG CACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAATTCTGATGCGCCGGTG ATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTCGTGGACAAGGGGATT ACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGG SEQ ID NO: 42 AAV2 mutated p19 promoter region T (TATA -20 & TATA -35) bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutations in the p19 promoter region CAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCGACTTTGCCAAACTGG TTCGCGGTCACAAAGACCAGAAATGGCGCCGGAGGCGGGAACAAGGTGGTGGATGAGTGCTAC ATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCAGTGGGCGTGGAC V AA C ATGGAA CAGTA CC T BTCDGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTGGCGCAGCATCTGACG CACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAATTCTGATGCGCCGGTG ATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTCGTGGACAAGGGGATT ACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGG SEQ ID NO: 43 AAV2 Rep proteins coding region with mutated p19 promoter region L (SP-1) bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutations in the p19 promoter region ATGCCGGGGTTTTACGAGATTGTGATTAAGGTCCCCAGCGACCTTGACGAGCATCTGCCCGGC ATTTCTGACAGCTTTGTGAACTGGGTGGCCGAGAAGGAATGGGAGTTGCCGCCAGATTCTGAC ATGGATCTGAATCTGATTGAGCAGGCACCCCTGACCGTGGCCGAGAAGCTGCAGCGCGACTTT CTGACGGAATGGCGCCGTGTGAGTAAGGCCCCGGAGGCCCTTTTCTTTGTGCAATTTGAGAAG GGAGAGAGCTACTTCCACATGCACGTGCTCGTGGAAACCACCGGGGTGAAATCCATGGTTTTG GGACGTTTCCTGAGTCAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCG ACTTTGCCAAACTGGTTCGCGGTCACAAAGACCAGAAATGGCGCCGGAGGCGGGAACAAGGTG GTGGATGAGTGCTACATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCA A TGGGC H TGGACTAATATGGAACAGTATTTAAGCGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTG GCGCAGCATCTGACGCACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAAT TCTGATGCGCCGGTGATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTC GTGGACAAGGGGATTACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGGAGGACCAGGCCTCATACATCTCC TTCAATGCGGCCTCCAACTCGCGGTCCCAAATCAAGGCTGCCTTGGACAATGCGGGAAAGATT ATGAGCCTGACTAAAACCGCCCCCGACTACCTGGTGGGCCAGCAGCCCGTGGAGGACATTTCC AGCAATCGGATTTATAAAATTTTGGAACTAAACGGGTACGATCCCCAATATGCGGCTTCCGTC TTTCTGGGATGGGCCACGAAAAAGTTCGGCAAGAGGAACACCATCTGGCTGTTTGGGCCTGCA ACTACCGGGAAGACCAACATCGCGGAGGCCATAGCCCACACTGTGCCCTTCTACGGGTGCGTA AACTGGACCAATGAGAACTTTCCCTTCAACGACTGTGTCGACAAGATGGTGATCTGGTGGGAG GAGGGGAAGATGACCGCCAAGGTCGTGGAGTCGGCCAAAGCCATTCTCGGAGGAAGCAAGGTG CGCGTGGACCAGAAATGCAAGTCCTCGGCCCAGATAGACCCGACTCCCGTGATCGTCACCTCC AACACCAACATGTGCGCCGTGATTGACGGGAACTCAACGACCTTCGAACACCAGCAGCCGTTG CAAGACCGGATGTTCAAATTTGAACTCACCCGCCGTCTGGATCATGACTTTGGGAAGGTCACC AAGCAGGAAGTCAAAGACTTTTTCCGGTGGGCAAAGGATCACGTGGTTGAGGTGGAGCATGAA TTCTACGTCAAAAAGGGTGGAGCCAAGAAAAGACCCGCCCCCAGTGACGCAGATATAAGTGAG CCCAAACGGGTGCGCGAGTCAGTTGCGCAGCCATCGACGTCAGACGCGGAAGCTTCGATCAAC TACGCAGACAGGTACCAAAACAAATGTTCTCGTCACGTGGGCATGAATCTGATGCTGTTTCCC TGCAGACAATGCGAGAGAATGAATCAGAATTCAAATATCTGCTTCACTCACGGACAGAAAGAC TGTTTAGAGTGCTTTCCCGTGTCAGAATCTCAACCCGTTTCTGTCGTCAAAAAGGCGTATCAG AAACTGTGCTACATTCATCATATCATGGGAAAGGTGCCAGACGCTTGCACTGCCTGCGATCTG GTCAATGTGGATTTGGATGACTGCATCTTTGAACAATAAATGATTTAAATCAGGTATGGCTGC CGATGGTTATCTTCCAGATTGGCTCGAGGACACTCTCTCTGA SEQ ID NO: 44 AAV2 Rep proteins coding region with mutated p19 promoter region M (TATA -20) bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutations in the p19 promoter region ATGCCGGGGTTTTACGAGATTGTGATTAAGGTCCCCAGCGACCTTGACGAGCATCTGCCCGGC ATTTCTGACAGCTTTGTGAACTGGGTGGCCGAGAAGGAATGGGAGTTGCCGCCAGATTCTGAC ATGGATCTGAATCTGATTGAGCAGGCACCCCTGACCGTGGCCGAGAAGCTGCAGCGCGACTTT CTGACGGAATGGCGCCGTGTGAGTAAGGCCCCGGAGGCCCTTTTCTTTGTGCAATTTGAGAAG GGAGAGAGCTACTTCCACATGCACGTGCTCGTGGAAACCACCGGGGTGAAATCCATGGTTTTG GGACGTTTCCTGAGTCAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCG ACTTTGCCAAACTGGTTCGCGGTCACAAAGACCAGAAATGGCGCCGGAGGCGGGAACAAGGTG GTGGATGAGTGCTACATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCAGTGGGCG TGGAC V AA C ATGGAACAGTATTTAAGCGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTG GCGCAGCATCTGACGCACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAAT TCTGATGCGCCGGTGATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTC GTGGACAAGGGGATTACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGGAGGACCAGGCCTCATACATCTCC TTCAATGCGGCCTCCAACTCGCGGTCCCAAATCAAGGCTGCCTTGGACAATGCGGGAAAGATT ATGAGCCTGACTAAAACCGCCCCCGACTACCTGGTGGGCCAGCAGCCCGTGGAGGACATTTCC AGCAATCGGATTTATAAAATTTTGGAACTAAACGGGTACGATCCCCAATATGCGGCTTCCGTC TTTCTGGGATGGGCCACGAAAAAGTTCGGCAAGAGGAACACCATCTGGCTGTTTGGGCCTGCA ACTACCGGGAAGACCAACATCGCGGAGGCCATAGCCCACACTGTGCCCTTCTACGGGTGCGTA AACTGGACCAATGAGAACTTTCCCTTCAACGACTGTGTCGACAAGATGGTGATCTGGTGGGAG GAGGGGAAGATGACCGCCAAGGTCGTGGAGTCGGCCAAAGCCATTCTCGGAGGAAGCAAGGTG CGCGTGGACCAGAAATGCAAGTCCTCGGCCCAGATAGACCCGACTCCCGTGATCGTCACCTCC AACACCAACATGTGCGCCGTGATTGACGGGAACTCAACGACCTTCGAACACCAGCAGCCGTTG CAAGACCGGATGTTCAAATTTGAACTCACCCGCCGTCTGGATCATGACTTTGGGAAGGTCACC AAGCAGGAAGTCAAAGACTTTTTCCGGTGGGCAAAGGATCACGTGGTTGAGGTGGAGCATGAA TTCTACGTCAAAAAGGGTGGAGCCAAGAAAAGACCCGCCCCCAGTGACGCAGATATAAGTGAG CCCAAACGGGTGCGCGAGTCAGTTGCGCAGCCATCGACGTCAGACGCGGAAGCTTCGATCAAC TACGCAGACAGGTACCAAAACAAATGTTCTCGTCACGTGGGCATGAATCTGATGCTGTTTCCC TGCAGACAATGCGAGAGAATGAATCAGAATTCAAATATCTGCTTCACTCACGGACAGAAAGAC TGTTTAGAGTGCTTTCCCGTGTCAGAATCTCAACCCGTTTCTGTCGTCAAAAAGGCGTATCAG AAACTGTGCTACATTCATCATATCATGGGAAAGGTGCCAGACGCTTGCACTGCCTGCGATCTG GTCAATGTGGATTTGGATGACTGCATCTTTGAACAATAAATGATTTAAATCAGGTATGGCTGC CGATGGTTATCTTCCAGATTGGCTCGAGGACACTCTCTCTGA SEQ ID NO: 45 AAV2 Rep proteins coding region with mutated p19 promoter region N (SP1 -50 1) bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutations in the p19 promoter region ATGCCGGGGTTTTACGAGATTGTGATTAAGGTCCCCAGCGACCTTGACGAGCATCTGCCCGGC ATTTCTGACAGCTTTGTGAACTGGGTGGCCGAGAAGGAATGGGAGTTGCCGCCAGATTCTGAC ATGGATCTGAATCTGATTGAGCAGGCACCCCTGACCGTGGCCGAGAAGCTGCAGCGCGACTTT CTGACGGAATGGCGCCGTGTGAGTAAGGCCCCGGAGGCCCTTTTCTTTGTGCAATTTGAGAAG GGAGAGAGCTACTTCCACATGCACGTGCTCGTGGAAACCACCGGGGTGAAATCCATGGTTTTG GGACGTTTCCTGAGTCAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCG ACTTTGCCAAACTGGTTCGCGGTCACAAAGACCAGAAATGGCGCCGGAGGCGGGAACAAGGTG GTGGATGAGTGCTACATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCA A TGGGCG TGGACTAATATGGAACAGTATTTAAGCGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTG GCGCAGCATCTGACGCACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAAT TCTGATGCGCCGGTGATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTC GTGGACAAGGGGATTACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGGAGGACCAGGCCTCATACATCTCC TTCAATGCGGCCTCCAACTCGCGGTCCCAAATCAAGGCTGCCTTGGACAATGCGGGAAAGATT ATGAGCCTGACTAAAACCGCCCCCGACTACCTGGTGGGCCAGCAGCCCGTGGAGGACATTTCC AGCAATCGGATTTATAAAATTTTGGAACTAAACGGGTACGATCCCCAATATGCGGCTTCCGTC TTTCTGGGATGGGCCACGAAAAAGTTCGGCAAGAGGAACACCATCTGGCTGTTTGGGCCTGCA ACTACCGGGAAGACCAACATCGCGGAGGCCATAGCCCACACTGTGCCCTTCTACGGGTGCGTA AACTGGACCAATGAGAACTTTCCCTTCAACGACTGTGTCGACAAGATGGTGATCTGGTGGGAG GAGGGGAAGATGACCGCCAAGGTCGTGGAGTCGGCCAAAGCCATTCTCGGAGGAAGCAAGGTG CGCGTGGACCAGAAATGCAAGTCCTCGGCCCAGATAGACCCGACTCCCGTGATCGTCACCTCC AACACCAACATGTGCGCCGTGATTGACGGGAACTCAACGACCTTCGAACACCAGCAGCCGTTG CAAGACCGGATGTTCAAATTTGAACTCACCCGCCGTCTGGATCATGACTTTGGGAAGGTCACC AAGCAGGAAGTCAAAGACTTTTTCCGGTGGGCAAAGGATCACGTGGTTGAGGTGGAGCATGAA TTCTACGTCAAAAAGGGTGGAGCCAAGAAAAGACCCGCCCCCAGTGACGCAGATATAAGTGAG CCCAAACGGGTGCGCGAGTCAGTTGCGCAGCCATCGACGTCAGACGCGGAAGCTTCGATCAAC TACGCAGACAGGTACCAAAACAAATGTTCTCGTCACGTGGGCATGAATCTGATGCTGTTTCCC TGCAGACAATGCGAGAGAATGAATCAGAATTCAAATATCTGCTTCACTCACGGACAGAAAGAC TGTTTAGAGTGCTTTCCCGTGTCAGAATCTCAACCCGTTTCTGTCGTCAAAAAGGCGTATCAG AAACTGTGCTACATTCATCATATCATGGGAAAGGTGCCAGACGCTTGCACTGCCTGCGATCTG GTCAATGTGGATTTGGATGACTGCATCTTTGAACAATAAATGATTTAAATCAGGTATGGCTGC CGATGGTTATCTTCCAGATTGGCTCGAGGACACTCTCTCTGA SEQ ID NO: 46 AAV2 Rep proteins coding region with mutated p19 promoter region O (SP1 -50 2) bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutations in the p19 promoter region ATGCCGGGGTTTTACGAGATTGTGATTAAGGTCCCCAGCGACCTTGACGAGCATCTGCCCGGC ATTTCTGACAGCTTTGTGAACTGGGTGGCCGAGAAGGAATGGGAGTTGCCGCCAGATTCTGAC ATGGATCTGAATCTGATTGAGCAGGCACCCCTGACCGTGGCCGAGAAGCTGCAGCGCGACTTT CTGACGGAATGGCGCCGTGTGAGTAAGGCCCCGGAGGCCCTTTTCTTTGTGCAATTTGAGAAG GGAGAGAGCTACTTCCACATGCACGTGCTCGTGGAAACCACCGGGGTGAAATCCATGGTTTTG GGACGTTTCCTGAGTCAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCG ACTTTGCCAAACTGGTTCGCGGTCACAAAGACCAGAAATGGCGCCGGAGGCGGGAACAAGGTG GTGGATGAGTGCTACATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCAGTGGGC H TGGACTAATATGGAACAGTATTTAAGCGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTG GCGCAGCATCTGACGCACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAAT TCTGATGCGCCGGTGATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTC GTGGACAAGGGGATTACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGGAGGACCAGGCCTCATACATCTCC TTCAATGCGGCCTCCAACTCGCGGTCCCAAATCAAGGCTGCCTTGGACAATGCGGGAAAGATT ATGAGCCTGACTAAAACCGCCCCCGACTACCTGGTGGGCCAGCAGCCCGTGGAGGACATTTCC AGCAATCGGATTTATAAAATTTTGGAACTAAACGGGTACGATCCCCAATATGCGGCTTCCGTC TTTCTGGGATGGGCCACGAAAAAGTTCGGCAAGAGGAACACCATCTGGCTGTTTGGGCCTGCA ACTACCGGGAAGACCAACATCGCGGAGGCCATAGCCCACACTGTGCCCTTCTACGGGTGCGTA AACTGGACCAATGAGAACTTTCCCTTCAACGACTGTGTCGACAAGATGGTGATCTGGTGGGAG GAGGGGAAGATGACCGCCAAGGTCGTGGAGTCGGCCAAAGCCATTCTCGGAGGAAGCAAGGTG CGCGTGGACCAGAAATGCAAGTCCTCGGCCCAGATAGACCCGACTCCCGTGATCGTCACCTCC AACACCAACATGTGCGCCGTGATTGACGGGAACTCAACGACCTTCGAACACCAGCAGCCGTTG CAAGACCGGATGTTCAAATTTGAACTCACCCGCCGTCTGGATCATGACTTTGGGAAGGTCACC AAGCAGGAAGTCAAAGACTTTTTCCGGTGGGCAAAGGATCACGTGGTTGAGGTGGAGCATGAA TTCTACGTCAAAAAGGGTGGAGCCAAGAAAAGACCCGCCCCCAGTGACGCAGATATAAGTGAG CCCAAACGGGTGCGCGAGTCAGTTGCGCAGCCATCGACGTCAGACGCGGAAGCTTCGATCAAC TACGCAGACAGGTACCAAAACAAATGTTCTCGTCACGTGGGCATGAATCTGATGCTGTTTCCC TGCAGACAATGCGAGAGAATGAATCAGAATTCAAATATCTGCTTCACTCACGGACAGAAAGAC TGTTTAGAGTGCTTTCCCGTGTCAGAATCTCAACCCGTTTCTGTCGTCAAAAAGGCGTATCAG AAACTGTGCTACATTCATCATATCATGGGAAAGGTGCCAGACGCTTGCACTGCCTGCGATCTG GTCAATGTGGATTTGGATGACTGCATCTTTGAACAATAAATGATTTAAATCAGGTATGGCTGC CGATGGTTATCTTCCAGATTGGCTCGAGGACACTCTCTCTGA SEQ ID NO: 47 AAV2 Rep proteins coding region with mutated p19 promoter region P (TATA -20 1) bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutations in the p19 promoter region ATGCCGGGGTTTTACGAGATTGTGATTAAGGTCCCCAGCGACCTTGACGAGCATCTGCCCGGC ATTTCTGACAGCTTTGTGAACTGGGTGGCCGAGAAGGAATGGGAGTTGCCGCCAGATTCTGAC ATGGATCTGAATCTGATTGAGCAGGCACCCCTGACCGTGGCCGAGAAGCTGCAGCGCGACTTT CTGACGGAATGGCGCCGTGTGAGTAAGGCCCCGGAGGCCCTTTTCTTTGTGCAATTTGAGAAG GGAGAGAGCTACTTCCACATGCACGTGCTCGTGGAAACCACCGGGGTGAAATCCATGGTTTTG GGACGTTTCCTGAGTCAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCG ACTTTGCCAAACTGGTTCGCGGTCACAAAGACCAGAAATGGCGCCGGAGGCGGGAACAAGGTG GTGGATGAGTGCTACATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCAGTGGGCG TGGAC V AATATGGAACAGTATTTAAGCGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTG GCGCAGCATCTGACGCACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAAT TCTGATGCGCCGGTGATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTC GTGGACAAGGGGATTACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGGAGGACCAGGCCTCATACATCTCC TTCAATGCGGCCTCCAACTCGCGGTCCCAAATCAAGGCTGCCTTGGACAATGCGGGAAAGATT ATGAGCCTGACTAAAACCGCCCCCGACTACCTGGTGGGCCAGCAGCCCGTGGAGGACATTTCC AGCAATCGGATTTATAAAATTTTGGAACTAAACGGGTACGATCCCCAATATGCGGCTTCCGTC TTTCTGGGATGGGCCACGAAAAAGTTCGGCAAGAGGAACACCATCTGGCTGTTTGGGCCTGCA ACTACCGGGAAGACCAACATCGCGGAGGCCATAGCCCACACTGTGCCCTTCTACGGGTGCGTA AACTGGACCAATGAGAACTTTCCCTTCAACGACTGTGTCGACAAGATGGTGATCTGGTGGGAG GAGGGGAAGATGACCGCCAAGGTCGTGGAGTCGGCCAAAGCCATTCTCGGAGGAAGCAAGGTG CGCGTGGACCAGAAATGCAAGTCCTCGGCCCAGATAGACCCGACTCCCGTGATCGTCACCTCC AACACCAACATGTGCGCCGTGATTGACGGGAACTCAACGACCTTCGAACACCAGCAGCCGTTG CAAGACCGGATGTTCAAATTTGAACTCACCCGCCGTCTGGATCATGACTTTGGGAAGGTCACC AAGCAGGAAGTCAAAGACTTTTTCCGGTGGGCAAAGGATCACGTGGTTGAGGTGGAGCATGAA TTCTACGTCAAAAAGGGTGGAGCCAAGAAAAGACCCGCCCCCAGTGACGCAGATATAAGTGAG CCCAAACGGGTGCGCGAGTCAGTTGCGCAGCCATCGACGTCAGACGCGGAAGCTTCGATCAAC TACGCAGACAGGTACCAAAACAAATGTTCTCGTCACGTGGGCATGAATCTGATGCTGTTTCCC TGCAGACAATGCGAGAGAATGAATCAGAATTCAAATATCTGCTTCACTCACGGACAGAAAGAC TGTTTAGAGTGCTTTCCCGTGTCAGAATCTCAACCCGTTTCTGTCGTCAAAAAGGCGTATCAG AAACTGTGCTACATTCATCATATCATGGGAAAGGTGCCAGACGCTTGCACTGCCTGCGATCTG GTCAATGTGGATTTGGATGACTGCATCTTTGAACAATAAATGATTTAAATCAGGTATGGCTGC CGATGGTTATCTTCCAGATTGGCTCGAGGACACTCTCTCTGA SEQ ID NO: 48 AAV2 Rep proteins coding region with mutated p19 promoter region Q (TATA -20 2) bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutations in the p19 promoter region ATGCCGGGGTTTTACGAGATTGTGATTAAGGTCCCCAGCGACCTTGACGAGCATCTGCCCGGC ATTTCTGACAGCTTTGTGAACTGGGTGGCCGAGAAGGAATGGGAGTTGCCGCCAGATTCTGAC ATGGATCTGAATCTGATTGAGCAGGCACCCCTGACCGTGGCCGAGAAGCTGCAGCGCGACTTT CTGACGGAATGGCGCCGTGTGAGTAAGGCCCCGGAGGCCCTTTTCTTTGTGCAATTTGAGAAG GGAGAGAGCTACTTCCACATGCACGTGCTCGTGGAAACCACCGGGGTGAAATCCATGGTTTTG GGACGTTTCCTGAGTCAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCG ACTTTGCCAAACTGGTTCGCGGTCACAAAGACCAGAAATGGCGCCGGAGGCGGGAACAAGGTG GTGGATGAGTGCTACATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCAGTGGGCG TGGACTAA C ATGGAACAGTATTTAAGCGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTG GCGCAGCATCTGACGCACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAAT TCTGATGCGCCGGTGATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTC GTGGACAAGGGGATTACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGGAGGACCAGGCCTCATACATCTCC TTCAATGCGGCCTCCAACTCGCGGTCCCAAATCAAGGCTGCCTTGGACAATGCGGGAAAGATT ATGAGCCTGACTAAAACCGCCCCCGACTACCTGGTGGGCCAGCAGCCCGTGGAGGACATTTCC AGCAATCGGATTTATAAAATTTTGGAACTAAACGGGTACGATCCCCAATATGCGGCTTCCGTC TTTCTGGGATGGGCCACGAAAAAGTTCGGCAAGAGGAACACCATCTGGCTGTTTGGGCCTGCA ACTACCGGGAAGACCAACATCGCGGAGGCCATAGCCCACACTGTGCCCTTCTACGGGTGCGTA AACTGGACCAATGAGAACTTTCCCTTCAACGACTGTGTCGACAAGATGGTGATCTGGTGGGAG GAGGGGAAGATGACCGCCAAGGTCGTGGAGTCGGCCAAAGCCATTCTCGGAGGAAGCAAGGTG CGCGTGGACCAGAAATGCAAGTCCTCGGCCCAGATAGACCCGACTCCCGTGATCGTCACCTCC AACACCAACATGTGCGCCGTGATTGACGGGAACTCAACGACCTTCGAACACCAGCAGCCGTTG CAAGACCGGATGTTCAAATTTGAACTCACCCGCCGTCTGGATCATGACTTTGGGAAGGTCACC AAGCAGGAAGTCAAAGACTTTTTCCGGTGGGCAAAGGATCACGTGGTTGAGGTGGAGCATGAA TTCTACGTCAAAAAGGGTGGAGCCAAGAAAAGACCCGCCCCCAGTGACGCAGATATAAGTGAG CCCAAACGGGTGCGCGAGTCAGTTGCGCAGCCATCGACGTCAGACGCGGAAGCTTCGATCAAC TACGCAGACAGGTACCAAAACAAATGTTCTCGTCACGTGGGCATGAATCTGATGCTGTTTCCC TGCAGACAATGCGAGAGAATGAATCAGAATTCAAATATCTGCTTCACTCACGGACAGAAAGAC TGTTTAGAGTGCTTTCCCGTGTCAGAATCTCAACCCGTTTCTGTCGTCAAAAAGGCGTATCAG AAACTGTGCTACATTCATCATATCATGGGAAAGGTGCCAGACGCTTGCACTGCCTGCGATCTG GTCAATGTGGATTTGGATGACTGCATCTTTGAACAATAAATGATTTAAATCAGGTATGGCTGC CGATGGTTATCTTCCAGATTGGCTCGAGGACACTCTCTCTGA SEQ ID NO: 49 AAV2 Rep proteins coding region with mutated p19 promoter region R (SP1 -50 & TATA -35) bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutations in the p19 promoter region ATGCCGGGGTTTTACGAGATTGTGATTAAGGTCCCCAGCGACCTTGACGAGCATCTGCCCGGC ATTTCTGACAGCTTTGTGAACTGGGTGGCCGAGAAGGAATGGGAGTTGCCGCCAGATTCTGAC ATGGATCTGAATCTGATTGAGCAGGCACCCCTGACCGTGGCCGAGAAGCTGCAGCGCGACTTT CTGACGGAATGGCGCCGTGTGAGTAAGGCCCCGGAGGCCCTTTTCTTTGTGCAATTTGAGAAG GGAGAGAGCTACTTCCACATGCACGTGCTCGTGGAAACCACCGGGGTGAAATCCATGGTTTTG GGACGTTTCCTGAGTCAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCG ACTTTGCCAAACTGGTTCGCGGTCACAAAGACCAGAAATGGCGCCGGAGGCGGGAACAAGGTG GTGGATGAGTGCTACATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCA A TGGGC H TGGAC V AA C ATGGAACAGTATTTAAGCGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTG GCGCAGCATCTGACGCACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAAT TCTGATGCGCCGGTGATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTC GTGGACAAGGGGATTACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGGAGGACCAGGCCTCATACATCTCC TTCAATGCGGCCTCCAACTCGCGGTCCCAAATCAAGGCTGCCTTGGACAATGCGGGAAAGATT ATGAGCCTGACTAAAACCGCCCCCGACTACCTGGTGGGCCAGCAGCCCGTGGAGGACATTTCC AGCAATCGGATTTATAAAATTTTGGAACTAAACGGGTACGATCCCCAATATGCGGCTTCCGTC TTTCTGGGATGGGCCACGAAAAAGTTCGGCAAGAGGAACACCATCTGGCTGTTTGGGCCTGCA ACTACCGGGAAGACCAACATCGCGGAGGCCATAGCCCACACTGTGCCCTTCTACGGGTGCGTA AACTGGACCAATGAGAACTTTCCCTTCAACGACTGTGTCGACAAGATGGTGATCTGGTGGGAG GAGGGGAAGATGACCGCCAAGGTCGTGGAGTCGGCCAAAGCCATTCTCGGAGGAAGCAAGGTG CGCGTGGACCAGAAATGCAAGTCCTCGGCCCAGATAGACCCGACTCCCGTGATCGTCACCTCC AACACCAACATGTGCGCCGTGATTGACGGGAACTCAACGACCTTCGAACACCAGCAGCCGTTG CAAGACCGGATGTTCAAATTTGAACTCACCCGCCGTCTGGATCATGACTTTGGGAAGGTCACC AAGCAGGAAGTCAAAGACTTTTTCCGGTGGGCAAAGGATCACGTGGTTGAGGTGGAGCATGAA TTCTACGTCAAAAAGGGTGGAGCCAAGAAAAGACCCGCCCCCAGTGACGCAGATATAAGTGAG CCCAAACGGGTGCGCGAGTCAGTTGCGCAGCCATCGACGTCAGACGCGGAAGCTTCGATCAAC TACGCAGACAGGTACCAAAACAAATGTTCTCGTCACGTGGGCATGAATCTGATGCTGTTTCCC TGCAGACAATGCGAGAGAATGAATCAGAATTCAAATATCTGCTTCACTCACGGACAGAAAGAC TGTTTAGAGTGCTTTCCCGTGTCAGAATCTCAACCCGTTTCTGTCGTCAAAAAGGCGTATCAG AAACTGTGCTACATTCATCATATCATGGGAAAGGTGCCAGACGCTTGCACTGCCTGCGATCTG GTCAATGTGGATTTGGATGACTGCATCTTTGAACAATAAATGATTTAAATCAGGTATGGCTGC CGATGGTTATCTTCCAGATTGGCTCGAGGACACTCTCTCTGA SEQ ID NO: 50 AAV2 Rep proteins coding region with mutated p19 promoter region S (SP1 -50 & TATA -20) bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutations in the p19 promoter region ATGCCGGGGTTTTACGAGATTGTGATTAAGGTCCCCAGCGACCTTGACGAGCATCTGCCCGGC ATTTCTGACAGCTTTGTGAACTGGGTGGCCGAGAAGGAATGGGAGTTGCCGCCAGATTCTGAC ATGGATCTGAATCTGATTGAGCAGGCACCCCTGACCGTGGCCGAGAAGCTGCAGCGCGACTTT CTGACGGAATGGCGCCGTGTGAGTAAGGCCCCGGAGGCCCTTTTCTTTGTGCAATTTGAGAAG GGAGAGAGCTACTTCCACATGCACGTGCTCGTGGAAACCACCGGGGTGAAATCCATGGTTTTG GGACGTTTCCTGAGTCAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCG ACTTTGCCAAACTGGTTCGCGGTCACAAAGACCAGAAATGGCGCCGGAGGCGGGAACAAGGTG GTGGATGAGTGCTACATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCA A TGGGC H TGGACTAATATGGAACAGTA CC T BTCDGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTG GCGCAGCATCTGACGCACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAAT TCTGATGCGCCGGTGATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTC GTGGACAAGGGGATTACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGGAGGACCAGGCCTCATACATCTCC TTCAATGCGGCCTCCAACTCGCGGTCCCAAATCAAGGCTGCCTTGGACAATGCGGGAAAGATT ATGAGCCTGACTAAAACCGCCCCCGACTACCTGGTGGGCCAGCAGCCCGTGGAGGACATTTCC AGCAATCGGATTTATAAAATTTTGGAACTAAACGGGTACGATCCCCAATATGCGGCTTCCGTC TTTCTGGGATGGGCCACGAAAAAGTTCGGCAAGAGGAACACCATCTGGCTGTTTGGGCCTGCA ACTACCGGGAAGACCAACATCGCGGAGGCCATAGCCCACACTGTGCCCTTCTACGGGTGCGTA AACTGGACCAATGAGAACTTTCCCTTCAACGACTGTGTCGACAAGATGGTGATCTGGTGGGAG GAGGGGAAGATGACCGCCAAGGTCGTGGAGTCGGCCAAAGCCATTCTCGGAGGAAGCAAGGTG CGCGTGGACCAGAAATGCAAGTCCTCGGCCCAGATAGACCCGACTCCCGTGATCGTCACCTCC AACACCAACATGTGCGCCGTGATTGACGGGAACTCAACGACCTTCGAACACCAGCAGCCGTTG CAAGACCGGATGTTCAAATTTGAACTCACCCGCCGTCTGGATCATGACTTTGGGAAGGTCACC AAGCAGGAAGTCAAAGACTTTTTCCGGTGGGCAAAGGATCACGTGGTTGAGGTGGAGCATGAA TTCTACGTCAAAAAGGGTGGAGCCAAGAAAAGACCCGCCCCCAGTGACGCAGATATAAGTGAG CCCAAACGGGTGCGCGAGTCAGTTGCGCAGCCATCGACGTCAGACGCGGAAGCTTCGATCAAC TACGCAGACAGGTACCAAAACAAATGTTCTCGTCACGTGGGCATGAATCTGATGCTGTTTCCC TGCAGACAATGCGAGAGAATGAATCAGAATTCAAATATCTGCTTCACTCACGGACAGAAAGAC TGTTTAGAGTGCTTTCCCGTGTCAGAATCTCAACCCGTTTCTGTCGTCAAAAAGGCGTATCAG AAACTGTGCTACATTCATCATATCATGGGAAAGGTGCCAGACGCTTGCACTGCCTGCGATCTG GTCAATGTGGATTTGGATGACTGCATCTTTGAACAATAAATGATTTAAATCAGGTATGGCTGC CGATGGTTATCTTCCAGATTGGCTCGAGGACACTCTCTCTGA SEQ ID NO: 51 AAV2 Rep proteins coding region with mutated p19 promoter region T (TATA -20 & TATA -35) bold: regulatory sites within the p19 promoter underlined: mutations in the p19 promoter region ATGCCGGGGTTTTACGAGATTGTGATTAAGGTCCCCAGCGACCTTGACGAGCATCTGCCCGGC ATTTCTGACAGCTTTGTGAACTGGGTGGCCGAGAAGGAATGGGAGTTGCCGCCAGATTCTGAC ATGGATCTGAATCTGATTGAGCAGGCACCCCTGACCGTGGCCGAGAAGCTGCAGCGCGACTTT CTGACGGAATGGCGCCGTGTGAGTAAGGCCCCGGAGGCCCTTTTCTTTGTGCAATTTGAGAAG GGAGAGAGCTACTTCCACATGCACGTGCTCGTGGAAACCACCGGGGTGAAATCCATGGTTTTG GGACGTTTCCTGAGTCAGATTCGCGAAAAACTGATTCAGAGAATTTACCGCGGGATCGAGCCG ACTTTGCCAAACTGGTTCGCGGTCACAAAGACCAGAAATGGCGCCGGAGGCGGGAACAAGGTG GTGGATGAGTGCTACATCCCCAATTACTTGCTCCCCAAAACCCAGCCTGAGCTCCAGTGGGCG TGGAC V AA C ATGGAACAGTA CC T BTCDGCCTGTTTGAATCTCACGGAGCGTAAACGGTTGGTG GCGCAGCATCTGACGCACGTGTCGCAGACGCAGGAGCAGAACAAAGAGAATCAGAATCCCAAT TCTGATGCGCCGGTGATCAGATCAAAAACTTCAGCCAGGTACATGGAGCTGGTCGGGTGGCTC GTGGACAAGGGGATTACCTCGGAGAAGCAGTGGATCCAGGAGGACCAGGCCTCATACATCTCC TTCAATGCGGCCTCCAACTCGCGGTCCCAAATCAAGGCTGCCTTGGACAATGCGGGAAAGATT ATGAGCCTGACTAAAACCGCCCCCGACTACCTGGTGGGCCAGCAGCCCGTGGAGGACATTTCC AGCAATCGGATTTATAAAATTTTGGAACTAAACGGGTACGATCCCCAATATGCGGCTTCCGTC TTTCTGGGATGGGCCACGAAAAAGTTCGGCAAGAGGAACACCATCTGGCTGTTTGGGCCTGCA ACTACCGGGAAGACCAACATCGCGGAGGCCATAGCCCACACTGTGCCCTTCTACGGGTGCGTA AACTGGACCAATGAGAACTTTCCCTTCAACGACTGTGTCGACAAGATGGTGATCTGGTGGGAG GAGGGGAAGATGACCGCCAAGGTCGTGGAGTCGGCCAAAGCCATTCTCGGAGGAAGCAAGGTG CGCGTGGACCAGAAATGCAAGTCCTCGGCCCAGATAGACCCGACTCCCGTGATCGTCACCTCC AACACCAACATGTGCGCCGTGATTGACGGGAACTCAACGACCTTCGAACACCAGCAGCCGTTG CAAGACCGGATGTTCAAATTTGAACTCACCCGCCGTCTGGATCATGACTTTGGGAAGGTCACC AAGCAGGAAGTCAAAGACTTTTTCCGGTGGGCAAAGGATCACGTGGTTGAGGTGGAGCATGAA TTCTACGTCAAAAAGGGTGGAGCCAAGAAAAGACCCGCCCCCAGTGACGCAGATATAAGTGAG CCCAAACGGGTGCGCGAGTCAGTTGCGCAGCCATCGACGTCAGACGCGGAAGCTTCGATCAAC TACGCAGACAGGTACCAAAACAAATGTTCTCGTCACGTGGGCATGAATCTGATGCTGTTTCCC TGCAGACAATGCGAGAGAATGAATCAGAATTCAAATATCTGCTTCACTCACGGACAGAAAGAC TGTTTAGAGTGCTTTCCCGTGTCAGAATCTCAACCCGTTTCTGTCGTCAAAAAGGCGTATCAG AAACTGTGCTACATTCATCATATCATGGGAAAGGTGCCAGACGCTTGCACTGCCTGCGATCTG GTCAATGTGGATTTGGATGACTGCATCTTTGAACAATAAATGATTTAAATCAGGTATGGCTGC CGATGGTTATCTTCCAGATTGGCTCGAGGACACTCTCTCTGA SEQ ID NO: 52 SV40 polyA forward primer AGCAATAGCATCACAAATTTCACAA SEQ ID NO: 53 SV40 polyA reverse primer CCAGACATGATAAGATACATTGATGAGTT SEQ ID NO: 54 SV40 polyA probe AGCATTTTTTTCACTGCATTCTAGTTGTGGTTTGTC 

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 17. An isolated host cell comprising a nucleic acid encoding Adeno-associated virus (AAV) Rep proteins Rep78 and Rep68 operably linked to an inducible promoter, wherein the internal AAV promoter p19 has one or more mutations restricted to a p19 SP1, a p19 TATA, a p19 CGT, a p19 sp1/750, and a p19 CArG, wherein the internal AAV promoter p19 is inactivated and the functionality of said Rep78 and Rep68 proteins is maintained.
 18. The host cell according to claim 17, wherein said one or more mutations comprise at least one mutation, selected from the group consisting of mutations 731C>D, 732A>C, 734A>B, 737T>C, 746A>G, 749C>D, 752G>H, 758G>A, 761G>H, 764G>H, 818G>A, 824G>H, 830T>V, 833T>C, 845T>C, 846T>C, 8484A>B, 848A>G, 849A>T, 850G>C, and 851C>D, wherein the nucleotide positions are numbered according to a complete AAV2 genome of GenBank Accession number AF043303.
 19. The host cell according to claim 17, wherein said nucleic acid comprises at least one nucleotide sequence, selected from the group consisting of the nucleotide sequences according to SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 8, 11 to 14, 34 to 35, and 37 to
 42. 20. The host cell according to claim 17, wherein said nucleic acid comprises at least one nucleotide sequence, selected from the group consisting of the nucleotide sequences according to SEQ ID NOs: 15 to 22, 25 to 28, 43 to 44, and 46 to
 51. 21. The host cell according to claim 17, wherein said nucleic acid comprises at least one nucleotide sequence, selected from the group consisting of the nucleotide sequences according to SEQ ID NOs: 9 and
 10. 22. The host cell according to claim 17, wherein said nucleic acid comprises at least one nucleotide sequence, selected from the group consisting of the nucleotide sequences according to SEQ ID NOs: 23 and
 24. 23. The isolated host cell according to claim 17, further comprising a different nucleic acid encoding AAV Rep proteins Rep52 and Rep40 under the control of a heterologous, inducible promoter.
 24. The isolated host cell according to claim 17, selected from the group consisting of CAP cells, HEK293 cells, and Per.C6 cells.
 25. The host cell according to any one of claims claim 17, wherein said nucleic acid is stably integrated into the host cell genome or is comprised in a vector.
 26. The host cell according to claim 27, wherein said nucleic acid is stably integrated into the host cell genome.
 27. The isolated host cell according to claim 17, wherein said one or more mutations are within at least one of the p19 promoter SP1, and the p19 TATA.
 28. The isolated host cell according to claim 27, wherein said one or more mutations are within the p19 promoter SP1.
 29. The isolated host cell according to claim 27, wherein said one or more mutations are within the p19 TATA.
 30. A nucleic acid encoding Adeno-associated virus (AAV) Rep proteins Rep78 and Rep68 operably linked to an inducible promoter, wherein the internal AAV promoter p19 has been inactivated by one or more mutations restricted to a p19 SP1, a p19 TATA, a p19 CGT, a p19 sp1/750, and a p19 CArG, wherein the functionality of said Rep78 and Rep68 proteins is maintained.
 31. A method for the production of Adeno-associated virus (AAV), comprising the step of recombinantly expressing an AAV vector genome along with AAV Rep proteins Rep78 and Rep68 in the isolated host cell according to claim
 17. 32. The isolated host cell according to claim 17, wherein the one or more mutations includes a substitution at position 824 from a guanine to an adenine, a cytosine, or a thymine, wherein the position 824 is numbered according to a complete AAV2 genome of GenBank Accession number AF043303.
 33. The isolated host cell according to claim 17, wherein the one or more mutations includes at least one substitution at a position 845 from a thymine to a cytosine, a position 846 from a thymine to a cytosine, a position 848 from an adenine to a cytosine, a thymine, or a guanine, or a position 849 from an adenine to a thymine, wherein a nucleotide position is numbered according to a complete AAV2 genome of GenBank Accession number AF043303. 